Thanks for your useful lecture .Here is my homework : It is Mr Andrew who /that teaches grammar the best on TH-cam . What I don't like when attending your lessons is the writing is dim. All I need from you is to replace the white board by a TV SCREEN .
@@mapleleafesl6162 , thanks so much for correcting my mistakes . Dear Andrew ! The reason why I made 2 mistakes is that your writing is dim . Further more , it is English prepositions which are weird that causes difficulties for foreigners ! Ha ha ,your studious student ! Enjoy your happy weekends !
You made me doing well in my second semister in the course of English for non native speakers- advanced!!!!!! Thank you for your help on cleft sentence
Sir, all I want to tell you is that you are just like a teacher who teaches my first language. In a nutshell, it is crystal clear what you teach. I have learned from so many teachers, but your lessons can quench my English thirsty.
Respected sir, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of this generation, you are earnestly entreated to let me know if the following sentence would be grammatically correct if i rewrite your example sentence -It was last weekend that my friend got a pet cat from Mrs.Smith-using 'when' in place of 'that' in this way -It was last weekend when my friend got a pet cat from Mrs.Smith.
hello I've been watching your videos and Let me tell you, you are a great teacher. I've learned a lot. I'd like to see more videos about phrasal verbs.
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Yesterday I was reading something about this topic, however I know there was something unclear. Thank you for this video. Tomorrow I'm going to take some notes from this one and from the other one about negative inversions because probably that's the difficult part to me. Hugs from Mexico. New subscriber!
Hi Andrew, the more I learn English , the more I find how flexible English is. There are many ways of writing we can use to write the same meaning. It doesn't matter what the name of a way is, because some teachers call, for example " what I hate the most is studying" a noun clause. As a non-native English speaker I sometimes get confused wether I should infinitive or relative clause. For example What is the difference between these two sentences: Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. Armstrong was the first man who landed on the moon. I know that the first one is acceptable, but not sure about the second one Do we use the infinitive form when we the subject is identified? I always notice that with " the first one or the first anything" we use the infinitive form.
Hi Nawar Nawar, both of your sentences would be grammatically correct, but as you identified, the infinitive form would be the much more natural way in this case.
Good evening. Thanks a million for this useful explanation. I would like to mention that there might be a mistake in one of the examples: What I enjoyed the most about the Broadway musical was the performances. I was told that the verb to be in the cleft sentence is to agree with the complement. The complement in this case is plural. So the correct stament could be: What I enjoyed the most about the Broadway musical WERE the performances. Please let me know your opinion on this. Warm regards
Thanks. PIease I have a question in the sentence"What I enjoyed most about the Broadway musical was the performances" Is not ok "What I enjoyed most about the Broadway musical were the performances"?? Because of performanceS? Please can you help me?
Andrew, apart from my usual comments and encouragement I would like to ask you why I have never come across that subject on any grammar textbook. What do YOU think of it?!
It's a grammar point that is usually taught in higher level or advanced classes. As you can tell, a lot of other grammar has to be mastered first before one can tackle this structure. Personally, I think it's a great and very useful and natural structure for emphasizing things.
It will be very good if you do a video about Adjektiv with Ed and ing and about how to turn verbs into adjectives for example hide =hidden. And I will very happy if you teach us some metaphors 😍😍😍😍😘❤️
Rima Ed, thanks for the comment. In fact, I have already made a video about adjectives comparing ~ed and ~ing ones that I will release in the autumn. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you Andrew! You have cleared my mind. I was having difficulties about this subject. You taught very well Passive voice. Ops, It was Cleft Sentences that you taught. Did I get it? LOL
Thank you for the informative video! I'd like to ask how to turn future sentences into the It-cleft and Wh- cleft. EX: My dad will come home next month. It cleft: It is next month that my dad will come home OR It will be next month that my dad comes home ? Wh-cleft: When my dad will come home is next month. OR When my dad comes home will be next month ? Which of the sentences above are correct? Thanks!
Hi Jessica, basically both of your 'it' examples are fine. As for your 'wh' examples, the second one is the better one but both do work. The first one just sounds a little uncommon.
can u plz check this sentences is correct or not 1.sentence is if someone is blocking you from going somewhere by putting their legs in the middle of somewhere so would we say take out your legs from my path nd 2.sentence is if i made someone wait long would i ask like this did i make u wait long??nd how can we ask this question like to make someone wait long in diff ways nd how can we apologise like sorry for keeping you late .3.they are trying to entrape you in their trap or they are just trying to enmesh you 4.shopkeeper always try to entrapped us on their trap so we can buy their product which would be correct??
Hi Sanaya Sethi, that's a lot to answer in a comment section. But to be brief: 1) Could you please move your legs? 2) Did I keep you waiting long? 3) They are trying to snare/catch me in their trap. 4) The shopkeeper always tries to persuade us to buy his stuff. Hope this helps!
Hi Andrew... Why do you use the word "that" instead of "when" in the sentence...... "It was last weekend THAT my friend got a pet cat from Mrs. Smith". Thank you !
Diego Emilio Hernandez many ppl all over the world do it!! I am just one of them! And I highly recommend all his videos as a great resource of English 👌🏼
It was Mrs Smith from whom my friend got a pet cat last weekend..sir is it correct or not? And from whom is right or should I only use whom or who .. please tell me
Thank you for this super helpful lesson! Can you please help me apply pseudo clefting on this sentence: The student said he would pass the exam on Monday. Apparently, this sentence has 2 interpretations.. and we should be able to do 2 pseudo clefting tests to show the two interpretations have a different constituent structure.. I did the first one but I can’t do the second one: what the student said he would pass was the exam on Monday. Can you please help with the second interpretation!
Thank you for your lesson. I wonder whether the sentence "It was a pet cat WHICH my friend got from Mrs. Smith last weekend" is grammatically correct or not. Could you please give me explanation?
The same way you would make any other tag question. From my second screen in this video: What we really need to do is hire some new employees, isn't it?
With Extraposition, the sentence almost always starts with 'it' and the subject is moved to the end. With cleft sentences, we can start them with 'what', 'where' or other subjects.
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Thank you for the clear explanations about cleft sentences. They are easy to understand. Great grammar lesson! 👍👏🙏
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Glad to be of help, Lien Ho! Plenty more lessons to come.
@@mapleleafesl6162 pls mr Andrew help me to now how to write
@@mapleleafesl6162 in cleft sentence,Can we use with are or only with is ?
This video is exeptional!! One of your best Andrew
Thank you! Much appreciated.
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b raul it’s really is.
I tend to agree, Sir
very clear explanation and examples...thanks
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Simply amazing, I came here with no idea of what clefting was, and thanks to you I have understood them perfectly. Keep uploading videos!!!
Thank you.
Amazing explanation!! Feels like I fell in love with that topic of grammar just because of a very clear explanation!! Bravo 🔥
Woo-hoo! Happy to hear that.
Thanks for your useful lecture .Here is my homework :
It is Mr Andrew who /that teaches grammar the best on TH-cam .
What I don't like when attending your lessons is the writing is dim.
All I need from you is to replace the white board by a TV SCREEN .
Pretty good. In your second sentence, I would add in a 'that' after 'is'. And in your third sentence, change 'by' to 'with'. Well done!
@@mapleleafesl6162 , thanks so much for correcting my mistakes .
Dear Andrew ! The reason why I made 2 mistakes is that your writing is dim .
Further more , it is English prepositions which are weird that causes difficulties for foreigners !
Ha ha ,your studious student !
Enjoy your happy weekends !
My pleasure! Feel free to ask any questions in future videos, as well :-)
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You made me doing well in my second semister in the course of English for non native speakers- advanced!!!!!! Thank you for your help on cleft sentence
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Sir, all I want to tell you is that you are just like a teacher who teaches my first language. In a nutshell, it is crystal clear what you teach. I have learned from so many teachers, but your lessons can quench my English thirsty.
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Respected sir, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of this generation, you are earnestly entreated to let me know if the following sentence would be grammatically correct if i rewrite your example sentence -It was last weekend that my friend got a pet cat from Mrs.Smith-using 'when' in place of 'that' in this way -It was last weekend when my friend got a pet cat from Mrs.Smith.
Both sentences work! Well done!
Such a great lesson Andrew,thanks a lot!
All the best to you, Cristina.
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Well done, Ronen R! Seems like you've already mastered this structure.
Maple Leaf ESL Yes, I knew this structure before,to be honest
But your lessons always clarify every subject more 👍🏻
All your explanation about cleft sentences are very fantastic. Thanks a lot.
Thank you! 😃
You’re a great teacher.
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Thanks for your clear cut explanation.
You are welcome!
hello I've been watching your videos and Let me tell you, you are a great teacher. I've learned a lot. I'd like to see more videos about phrasal verbs.
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Thanks, Wilber. There are plenty more phrasal verb videos coming.
I agree with you, phrasal verb is one of the most difficult parts in studying English grammar.
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Well done sir. Your explanation is on point. This is the first time I'm learning about cleft sentences and you made it easy for me to understand.
Glad it was helpful!
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Thank you!
Thank you so much for such an advanced lesson ♥
Но, к большому сожалению, он не очень раскручен... пока
@@ronenr1405 Да.. Но все будет ОК, я уверена 🤗
Leyla Alieva / Rapunzel а вы рекомендуйте своим знакомым и просто так.
Когда мы впервые увидели этот сайт полтора года назад, тут было от силы 4 тысячи подписчиков. Сейчас почти 16...
Но в четверг равно - очень мало на общем фоне....
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Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching.
he is a great teacher
Yesterday I was reading something about this topic, however I know there was something unclear. Thank you for this video. Tomorrow I'm going to take some notes from this one and from the other one about negative inversions because probably that's the difficult part to me.
Hugs from Mexico. New subscriber!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.
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Glad it was helpful!
Whom we miss most is Baba Bronia.
Who is the best English teacher ever is Andrew.
I miss Baba Bronia too
Nice job! But who is Baba Bronia?
Maple Leaf ESL Baba Bronja is the women who symbolizes childhood for me and Crockie .
Cleft sentence as well 😜
@@ronenr1405 Our beloved Baba Bronia was a wonderful woman and we cherish her in our hearts
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Thank you so much it was pretty useful and easy to understand 😊😊😊
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Hi there! It was such a helpful video! Thank u a lot!!!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Hi Andrew, the more I learn English , the more I find how flexible English is.
There are many ways of writing we can use to write the same meaning.
It doesn't matter what the name of a way is, because some teachers call, for example " what I hate the most is studying" a noun clause.
As a non-native English speaker I sometimes get confused wether I should infinitive or relative clause.
For example
What is the difference between these two sentences:
Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon.
Armstrong was the first man who landed on the moon.
I know that the first one is acceptable, but not sure about the second one
Do we use the infinitive form when we the subject is identified?
I always notice that with " the first one or the first anything" we use the infinitive form.
Hi Nawar Nawar, both of your sentences would be grammatically correct, but as you identified, the infinitive form would be the much more natural way in this case.
Thanks for a lesson
My pleasure!
Thanks for your explanation .It is really amazing.
Could you please explain Ellipse with either , too and in comparisons?
Great suggestion! Thanks
Thank you for the video. It was great
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Thanks a lot. Now I get it.
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Thanks for sharing
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We are on 2 in August and there are still fewer than 16000 subscribers 😥
It'll get there eventually, Ronen. Thanks.
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Did you know, I enjoyed how you are explained. Do you have any video for the relative clauses?
Thank you! And yes I do, just do a search on my channel.
Good evening. Thanks a million for this useful explanation. I would like to mention that there might be a mistake in one of the examples: What I enjoyed the most about the Broadway musical was the performances. I was told that the verb to be in the cleft sentence is to agree with the complement. The complement in this case is plural. So the correct stament could be: What I enjoyed the most about the Broadway musical WERE the performances. Please let me know your opinion on this. Warm regards
Agree
Thanks. PIease I have a question in the sentence"What I enjoyed most about the Broadway musical was the performances" Is not ok "What I enjoyed most about the Broadway musical were the performances"?? Because of performanceS? Please can you help me?
In the simplest terms, we are basing the choice of 'was' or 'were' on the subject.
@@mapleleafesl6162 Thank you very much for your helping.
Also you can start the sentences with "The thing", for example:
The thing i hate are the sound people make while they eat.
Nice one. "The Thing I hate is the sound..."
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Andrew, apart from my usual comments and encouragement I would like to ask you why I have never come across that subject on any grammar textbook.
What do YOU think of it?!
It's a grammar point that is usually taught in higher level or advanced classes. As you can tell, a lot of other grammar has to be mastered first before one can tackle this structure. Personally, I think it's a great and very useful and natural structure for emphasizing things.
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Masha Allah,your explanation is very good
Thanks and welcome
Thank you, Andrew. Mariah Carey's song All I Want for Christmas is you!, cleft Sentence with All.
thank you!!! this video was very helpfull. Now I understand the cleft sentences better
Excellent!
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Amazing explanation 😊
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Thank you sooo much!!
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Omg... Nice explaination, thank you soooo much
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Thank you so much, It was really exellent!
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That was really helpful thanks
Glad to hear it!
thank you for that lesson
Any time
Cool explanation
Cheers!
He is a genius ...could you please change this one in it and wh cleft
Brilliant explanation. Just one little typo on the board. The correct spelling of the verb is 'separate' and not 'seperate'. Thank you!
thanks a lot
You're welcome!
It will be very good if you do a video about Adjektiv with Ed and ing and about how to turn verbs into adjectives for example hide =hidden.
And I will very happy if you teach us some metaphors 😍😍😍😍😘❤️
Roma, Andrew is one of the best English teacher in the world.
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Rima Ed, thanks for the comment. In fact, I have already made a video about adjectives comparing ~ed and ~ing ones that I will release in the autumn. Thanks for the comment!
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Thank you Andrew! You have cleared my mind. I was having difficulties about this subject. You taught very well Passive voice. Ops, It was Cleft Sentences that you taught. Did I get it? LOL
you´re funny
Thank you for the informative video!
I'd like to ask how to turn future sentences into the It-cleft and Wh- cleft.
EX: My dad will come home next month.
It cleft: It is next month that my dad will come home OR It will be next month that my dad comes home ?
Wh-cleft: When my dad will come home is next month. OR When my dad comes home will be next month ?
Which of the sentences above are correct? Thanks!
Hi Jessica, basically both of your 'it' examples are fine. As for your 'wh' examples, the second one is the better one but both do work. The first one just sounds a little uncommon.
Very well explained...hello from india 🙋
Hello there! And thank you!
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I wish I had the time to film more, as well. Thank you for the encouragement though.
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can u plz check this sentences is correct or not 1.sentence is if someone is blocking you from going somewhere by putting their legs in the middle of somewhere so would we say take out your legs from my path nd 2.sentence is if i made someone wait long would i ask like this did i make u wait long??nd how can we ask this question like to make someone wait long in diff ways nd how can we apologise like sorry for keeping you late .3.they are trying to entrape you in their trap or they are just trying to enmesh you 4.shopkeeper always try to entrapped us on their trap so we can buy their product which would be correct??
Hi Sanaya Sethi, that's a lot to answer in a comment section. But to be brief: 1) Could you please move your legs? 2) Did I keep you waiting long? 3) They are trying to snare/catch me in their trap. 4) The shopkeeper always tries to persuade us to buy his stuff. Hope this helps!
@@mapleleafesl6162 thanku so much for the rply but can u plz tell me why do u rply late?
@@sanayasethi6133 i think its because he has so many students
Hi Andrew... Why do you use the word "that" instead of "when" in the sentence...... "It was last weekend THAT my friend got a pet cat from Mrs. Smith". Thank you !
I suppose both 'that' and 'when' could work in that sentence, though 'that' feels more natural to me.
It's somebody else using this video to study for an exam? c:
I mean, how would I know? I'm assuming that some people use it to prepare for an exam though, sure.
Diego Emilio Hernandez many ppl all over the world do it!!
I am just one of them! And I highly recommend all his videos as a great resource of English 👌🏼
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I'mnot a fluent at English but i understood everything thanks
Excellent!
an advanced lesson
Indeed.
It was Mrs Smith from whom my friend got a pet cat last weekend..sir is it correct or not? And from whom is right or should I only use whom or who .. please tell me
Excellent!
Thank you for this super helpful lesson! Can you please help me apply pseudo clefting on this sentence:
The student said he would pass the exam on Monday. Apparently, this sentence has 2 interpretations.. and we should be able to do 2 pseudo clefting tests to show the two interpretations have a different constituent structure..
I did the first one but I can’t do the second one: what the student said he would pass was the exam on Monday. Can you please help with the second interpretation!
It could be that he said it on Monday in the past, or it could be that he will do it at the exam on Monday, which is in the future.
Thank you for your lesson. I wonder whether the sentence "It was a pet cat WHICH my friend got from Mrs. Smith last weekend" is grammatically correct or not. Could you please give me explanation?
Yes, it is! Which and that for animals and things, who and that for people
Sir, how to make tag question of a cleft sentence?
The same way you would make any other tag question. From my second screen in this video: What we really need to do is hire some new employees, isn't it?
7:09 can we say "It was Mrs. Smith whom my friend got a pet cat from last weekend"? Im a lil bit confused with when to use whom
what i raely need to do is find i direction in life
Nicely done.
We both need...
* separate (not seperate) Other than that great work!
Nice catch!
how do i distinguish cleft sentences from extraposition though? :(
With Extraposition, the sentence almost always starts with 'it' and the subject is moved to the end. With cleft sentences, we can start them with 'what', 'where' or other subjects.
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Baba Bronia cleft her life so her work wont affect her personal life
Hmm, not sure what you're trying to say here but that is definitely not a cleft sentence, nor is it a proper use of the word cleft. Perhaps try again?
@@mapleleafesl6162 i will, thank you
b raul What you meant to have said that Baba Bronja had a very strong personality, and also big influence on us....
What's embedded cleft sentence?