C1Englishen.c1.022

Cleft: What happened was...

Structure:

What happened was (that) + clause

Commonly used in spoken English to introduce an explanation or excuse.

Example:

What happened was that the system crashed just before the deadline.

Examples

What happened was that the system crashed just before the deadline.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "What happened was that the system crashed just before the deadline."

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