Tag: the object
What is The Object of a Sentence?
The object is a subsidiary part of a sentence that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of that action. It answers questions such as whom? what? to whom? by whom? about what? to whom? These questions help identify and clarify the role of the object in relation to the verb.
Cleft sentence ( It was yesterday that…)
The construction It is... that is known as a cleft sentence, and it is often used to emphasize a specific part of a sentence. Cleft sentences are typically formed by splitting a sentence into two parts: the clause before it is and the clause after that. Here's the basic structure of a cleft sentence: It is [clause before it is] that [clause after that].