B1Spanishes.b1.077

Cleft sentences: ser … el/la/los/las que + subjunctive

Structure:

ser + noun phrase + el/la que + subjunctive

Cleft sentences foreground one element; when the antecedent is not yet known, subjunctive may be used.

Example:

Es Juan el que llegó tarde, no yo. **Translation:** It is Juan who arrived late, not me.

Examples

Es Juan el que llegó tarde, no yo.

It is Juan who arrived late, not me.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Es Juan el que llegó tarde, no yo."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when