Practice Exercises
Complete the following exercises to reinforce your understanding of complex sentences, inversion, cleft sentences, and emphasis.
1. Complex Sentences
Combine the following ideas into a single complex sentence:
The project was delayed.
The team encountered unexpected challenges.
2. Inversion
Rewrite this sentence using inversion:
They had never seen such a beautiful landscape before.
3. Cleft Sentences
Transform this sentence into a cleft sentence:
Maria baked the cake for the party.
4. Cleft Sentences
Emphasize the key information by restructuring this sentence:
The CEO announced the new policy during the meeting.
Answer Key:
1. The project was delayed because the team encountered unexpected challenges.
2. Never had they seen such a beautiful landscape before.
3. It was Maria who baked the cake for the party.
4. It was during the meeting that the CEO announced the new policy.