C1Englishen.c1.024

Pseudo-cleft: What they did was...

Structure:

What + subject + did + was (to) + base verb...

The to-infinitive is optional after 'was' in this structure.

Example:

What they did was raise the prices without telling anyone.

Examples

What they did was raise the prices without telling anyone.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "What they did was raise the prices without telling anyone."

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