Six grammar rules that help you ace your writing

It + to be + emphasized word / phrase + that (who) + Clause
Cleft sentences starting with Wh Clause
Wh- Clause + to be + emphasized word / phrase
In these sentences WHAT means THE THING(S) THAT. The WH-clause must 
contain a verb. To highlight the action we uses a form of DO in the WH-clause. 
The highlighted phrase usually contains a bare infinitive or TO + INF
Sentence
Mike took Sally to the party on Saturday.
EMPHASIS ON THE SUBJECT
It was 
Mike
who took Sally to the party on Saturday.
EMPHASIS ON THE OBJECT
It was 
Sally
that Mike took to the party on Saturday
EMPHASIS ON THE 
ADVERBIAL
It was 
on Saturday 
that Mike took Sally to the party
EMPHASIS ON THE PREP. 
PHRASE
It was 
to the party 
that Mike took Sally on Saturday.
Sentence
Human actions are responsible for climate change.
EMPHASIS ON THE SUBJECT
What is responsible for climate change is human 
actions.
EMPHASIS ON THE OBJECT
What human actions are responsible for is climate 
change.

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Examples: 
• It is the government who people blame for not 
improving the life.
• It is 7+ band score what students want to achieve.
• What most of the parents require from their child is 
discipline.
• What majority teachers do is to make their students 
practice without explanation of the task.
• It was Roosevelt who impetuously blurted out the 
'unconditional surrender' ultimatum at a press 
conference in Casablanca, to the surprise of Winston 
Churchill, who was sitting at his side and who had no 
alternative but to nod approval.
• It was the grandparents who were cheering the 
most.
• It wasn't my car that got stolen; it was my dad's.
• It's not that I'm not trying to help you. It's only that I 
want you to learn.

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