Spanish A-Level
Cleft Sentence (Oración escindida)
What Cleft Sentence (Oración escindida) means in Spanish A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cleft Sentence (Oración escindida)
A sentence structure used to focus on or emphasize a specific part of a sentence, typically starting with 'Lo que...'
Topics that use Cleft Sentence (Oración escindida)
- Other constructions (hace/hacía, cleft sentences, comparatives, indirect speech) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Cleft Sentence (Oración escindida) in the exam
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