C1Englishen.c1.021

Cleft: All I want/need is...

Structure:

All + subject + verb + is/was + complement

'All' narrows focus to a single item, creating an emphatic, sometimes exasperated effect.

Example:

All I want is a quiet evening at home.

Examples

All I want is a quiet evening at home.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "All I want is a quiet evening at home."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes