C1Englishen.c1.025

Pseudo-cleft: What I'm saying is...

Structure:

What I'm saying/suggesting/trying to say is (that)...

Used to restate or clarify a point, often when the listener has misunderstood.

Example:

What I'm saying is that we can't afford to take the risk.

Examples

What I'm saying is that we can't afford to take the risk.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "What I'm saying is that we can't afford to take the risk."

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