Diego's Quintos

Cleft Sentences’ Undoubted Existence (reading not recommended until it has been seen in class) I’m very sorry to tell you that there is no doubt about the existence of such things as “Cleft Sentences”. They have no legs, they have no tentacles, they don't even have tails or big mouths, but they do exist, and what comes is a conclusive proof of this statement: ·              It was from Krypton , a planet outside our galaxy, that Superman , also known  as Clark Kent, was sent in a desperate attempt to save his life . You may not believe in Superman, you may not believe in Clark Kent, you may not believe in Krypton, but in “Cleft Sentences” you must, for there you have one, right before your eyes. We must say here that there are many types of Cleft Sentences, with different subjects (beginnings), but, following Quirk, we use the term “cleft” for those that begin with “it”, the res being pseud...

For some reason that escapes me, the blog not only does not save the format I give the post but it changes that format, especially colours, margins, even letter size. Let me apologize for that inconvenience, which I'll investigate into in summer. Unit 1 GRAMMAR EXTRA From New Inside Out C1 pages 134/135 Exercise 1: Position of Adverbials Suggested answers:              a)     •    I always watch TV for half an hour before going to bed.                       •    I always watch TV before going to bed for half an hour.                       •    Before going to bed every night I always watch TV for half an hour.     ...