how | why | where + CLEFT CLAUSE – English Grammar Profiler

C2 point 14 in the category of FOCUS is defined as:

‘How’, ‘Why’, or ‘Where’ cleft clauses as subject, for focus.

*Note, HOW + CLAUSE is also C2 as an exclamation.

A search on iWeb for:

. How|Why|Where _P _V *

1 . WHERE I LIVE , 688 2 . WHY YOU ASK ? 544 (some are quasi questions)

3 . HOW IT WORKS IS 366

4 HOW YOU CHOOSE TO

289

How you choose to leave this world is up to you.

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5 . HOW I WISH I 285 6 . HOW YOU DO THIS 266 7 . WHERE I COME FROM 257 8 . WHERE IT IS NOT 231 9 . HOW IT WORKS : 202 10 . WHERE I LIVE IN 189 11 . HOW YOU DEAL WITH 180 12 . WHERE I GREW UP 160 13 . WHY YOU MAY ASK 144 14 . HOW YOU DO IT 139 15 . WHERE IT SAYS ” 134 16 . HOW YOU DO THAT 134

17 . HOW YOU DOING ? 124

18 . WHERE THEY DIFFER IS 117

19 . HOW YOU ASK ? 116 20 . HOW WE DEAL WITH 112 21 . WHERE I WORK , 111 22 . HOW YOU GO ABOUT 105

23 . WHY THEY DID N’T 101

Why they didn’t just shave is not documented.

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24 . WHY THEY DO N’T 99
25 . HOW YOU RESPOND TO 97 26 . WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT 95 27 . WHERE WE LIVE , 95 28 . WHERE I USED TO 94 29 . WHERE I LIVE THE 93 30 . WHY YOU MIGHT ASK 90 31 . WHERE I ‘M FROM 89 32 . HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT 87 33 . HOW WE CHOOSE TO 85 34 . WHERE I LIVE NOW 85 35 . WHERE I LIVE WE 84 36 . WHERE IT IS NECESSARY 83 37 . WHY I DO N’T 82 38 . WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO 82 39 . WHERE YOU HAVE A 81

40 . HOW YOU REACT TO 77

41 . WHERE I AM , 77 42 . HOW YOU WANT TO 77 43 . WHERE WE USED TO 76 44 . HOW YOU DECIDE TO 76

45 . HOW WE RESPOND TO 75

46 . WHERE YOU LIVE , 74 47 . HOW YOU GON NA 74 48 . WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE 73 49 . WHY YOU WANT TO 73 50 . WHERE YOU WANT TO 72 51 . WHERE I LIVE IT 71 52 . HOW YOU USE IT 70 53 . WHERE I LIVE ( 69 54 . WHERE IT USED TO 67 55 . HOW I MET YOUR 64

56 . HOW YOU TREAT YOUR 61

57 . HOW YOU SPEND YOUR 60 58 . HOW THEY MANAGED TO 60 59 . HOW YOU USE THE 60 60 . WHY THEY DID NT 59 61 . WHERE YOU NEED TO 59 62 . WHERE I LIVE I 59 63 . WHERE YOU CAN FIND 58 64 . WHY YOU WOULD WANT 57 65 . WHY WE LOVE IT 54 66 . WHERE YOU SEE THE 54 67 . HOW YOU USE YOUR 54 68 . HOW HE MANAGED TO 54 69 . HOW WE DO THAT 53 70 . HOW I WOULD LOVE 53 71 . WHY I DID N’T 52

72 . HOW IT CAME TO 51

73 . HOW WE RANK AMAZON 51 (rank=C1 but a check on this phrase shows it is a question and multiple same entries.)

74 . WHERE YOU ARE IN 51 75 . WHERE THEY ARE NOT 50 76 . HOW WE USE YOUR 50 77 . HOW IT WORKS ? 49 78 . HOW HE CAME TO 49 79 . HOW YOU GET THERE 49 80 . HOW YOU PRESENT YOURSELF 49 81 . WHERE I LIVE IS 49 82 . WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE 48 83 . WHERE YOU CAN , 48 84 . WHERE WE ARE NOW 48 85 . WHERE I LIVE THERE 48

86 . HOW YOU HANDLE THE 48

B2 vocabulary:

differ, react, respond, treat