Exercise 1. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the subject of the sentence. (Viết các câu sau theo mẫu, chú ý đến chủ ngữ của câu.)

Example:

The man save her the book.

→ It was the man who gave her the book.

Gợi ý:

1. It was the boy who visited his uncle last month.

2. It was my mother who bought me a present on my birthday.

3. It was Huong and Sandra who sang together at the party.

4. It was Nam’s father who got angry with him.

5. It was the boys who played football all day long.

6. It was the girl who received a letter from her friend yesterday.

7. It was his presence at the meeting that frightened the children.

Exercise 2. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of the verb. (Viết các câu sau theo mẫu, chú ý đến tân ngữ của động từ.)

Example:

The boy hit the dog in the garden.

→ It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.

Gợi ý:

1. It is English that the man is learning.

2. It was the book that the woman gave him.

3. It was the postcard that she sent her friend.

4. It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.

5. It was his grandfather who/whom the little boy greeted in a strange language.

6. It was the policeman who/whom the pedestrian asked a lot of questions.

7. It was the stranger who/whom the dog barked at.

Exercise 3. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial modifier of the sentence. (Viết các câu sau theo mẫu, chú ý đến trạng ngữ của câu.)

Example:

She bought him a present at the shop.

→ It was at the shop that she bought him a present.

Gợi ý:

1. It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.

2. It was for tea that she made some cakes.

3. It was for him that his faster repaired the bicycle.

4. It was on his birthday that she presented him a book.

5. It was in Britain that he met his wife.

6. It was from the shop that she bought that present.

7. It was at 8:00 am that the meeting started.