WH-Clefts — What Happened Was That ... (C2)

1

What happened ___ the main server crashed during the update.

was thatwas becausewere thatis that

2

What worries me ___ no one seems to be in charge.

are thatis thatis becauseworries that

3

What annoys the staff ___ their shifts keep changing without notice.

is becauseare thatis thatannoys that

4

What the report revealed ___ several departments had overspent.

were thatare thatrevealed thatwas that

5

What concerns the board ___ profits have fallen for three quarters.

is thatis becauseare thatconcerns that

6

What went wrong ___ the contractor missed the deadline by a month.

was becausewas thatis thatwere that

7

What he eventually admitted ___ he had known about the fault all along.

was becausewere thatwas thatadmitted that

8

What I suspect ___ the figures were exaggerated to win the contract.

suspect thatare thatis becauseis that

9

What struck me at the meeting ___ nobody mentioned the budget.

was thatis thatwas becausewere that

10

What matters now ___ everyone gets home safely tonight.

matters thatis thatare thatis because

11

What caused the delay ___ a key part had not been delivered.

was becauseis thatwas thatwere that

12

What the witnesses agreed on ___ the car had jumped the red light.

were thatare thatagreed thatwas that

13

Choose the well-formed clause-focus wh-cleft.

What surprised us was that the offer was withdrawn.What surprised us was the offer was withdrawn.What surprised us were that the offer was withdrawn.What surprised us was because the offer was withdrawn.

14

What the inspectors found ___ the alarms and the sprinklers had both failed.

were thatwas thatare thatfound that

15

What I am trying to say ___ we cannot afford to wait any longer.

is becauseare thatis thatsay that