cleft sentence
cleft sentence · cleft sentences
Spaltsatz
A complex sentence expressible by a simple one, having a dependent clause in front of…A complex sentence expressible by a simple one, having a dependent clause in front of the main clause and, typically, stressing a particular constituent.
Meaning
1 sensesA complex sentence expressible by a simple one, having a dependent clause in front of the main clause and, typically, stressing a particular constituent.
Spaltsatz
Translations
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By meaning 1
complex sentence stressing a particular constituent:
Origin
A single clause is split into two separate clauses.A single clause is split into two separate clauses.
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Forms
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpseudocleft