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Definition of cleft sentence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cleft sentence

noun
 
/ˌkleft ˈsentəns/
 
/ˌkleft ˈsentəns/
(grammar)
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  1. a sentence that begins with ‘it’ or ‘that’ and has a following clause, for example, ‘it is you that I love’, or ‘that is my mother you’re criticizing’
See cleft sentence in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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