cleft sentence

English - Turkish

Definition of cleft sentence in English Turkish dictionary

ayrık tümce

yarık cümle

English - English

Definition of cleft sentence in English English dictionary

(Dilbilim) A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to

Related Terms

pseudo-cleft sentence

(Dilbilim) It is a sentence in which subordinated clause is a relative clause headed by an interrogative pro-form

What she told you were lies.

Hyphenation

cleft sen·tence

Turkish pronunciation

kleft sentıns

Pronunciation

/ˈkleft ˈsentəns/ /ˈklɛft ˈsɛntəns/