Cleft construction?

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Beyazgul  #206421  Wed, 15 Mar 06 01:27 PM

im so sorry for all the questions. how do i give the unmarked, non cleft, counterpart of the following:

it was because she was ill that she stayed away

its next week that they are arriving

is it me you are referring to

why is it always me who has to clear up.

can someone explain the first two then hopefully i can manage the rest

thankyou

Beyazgul

  
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Philip  #206465  Wed, 15 Mar 06 04:42 PM
 Beyazgul wrote:

im so sorry for all the questions. how do i give the unmarked, non cleft, counterpart of the following:

it was because she was ill that she stayed awayShe stayed away because she was ill.

its next week that they are arrivingThey are arriving next week.

is it me you are referring to

why is it always me who has to clear up.

can someone explain the first two then hopefully i can manage the rest

thankyou

Beyazgul

Is that what you wanted?

By the way, are you a white rose (gül) or a white ogre (gul)?

Happy Ides of March!

  
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Beyazgul  #206502  Wed, 15 Mar 06 06:57 PM
im white rose (gül)..thankyou for your help. i thougt like that aswell but just to make sure.
  
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