5Eng Emphasis

What is "emphasis" and how can you emphasize something when you speak?

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What is "emphasis" and how can you emphasize something when you speak?

Slide 1 - Open question

Slide 2 - Slide

Emphasis in Writing

Cleft Sentences

Fronting

Inversion

Slide 3 - Slide

Cleft Sentences

They often start with what or it.

They bought things online.

Pete paid for our flight.

Change these sentences so that you emphasis the underlined word(S).

Slide 4 - Slide

They bought things online.

Slide 5 - Open question

Pete paid for our flight.

Slide 6 - Open question

En nu andersom; verwijder de emphasis.

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What I decided to do was to write a letter of complaint.

Slide 8 - Open question

The reason why I'm phoning you is to say congratulations.

Slide 9 - Open question

It was last weekend that Pete had his bike repaired.

Slide 10 - Open question

The last thing I was expecting was to lose my job.

Slide 11 - Open question

Different ways to do it:

What

What my brother wanted for his birthday was a new car.

Other Question Words

Are usually not used to start a cleft sentence . Instead we use constructions.

The people who came here are mostly in their twenties.

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Different ways to do it:

It was my sister who made all the party decorations.

Noun Phrase

Instead of what, these noun phrases may be used: The only; the last thing; something; all; (the) one...

The only time you shouldn't swim is after a heavy meal.

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