Speaking: Grammar in Speaking C1 - Lesson 1: Using Advanced Grammatical Structures with Flexibility (Inversion, Clefts)

C1

Advanced Grammar

វេយ្យាករណ៍កម្រិតខ្ពស់សម្រាប់ការនិយាយ

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Move from standard sentences to commanding structures like Inversion and Cleft Sentences to control emphasis.

💬 Scenario: The Crisis Meeting

CEO "How did this security breach happen? We need answers."

IT Manager (Standard) "We rarely see this kind of attack. The firewall failed, not the software."

IT Manager (Advanced)

Inversion "Rarely have we seen an attack of this sophistication."

Cleft Sentence "It was the firewall that failed, not the software."

1. The Emphasis Shifter

See how the word order shifts to create impact.

"I have never seen such a mess."

The Rules

Inversion ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរលំដាប់ពាក្យ

Using a negative adverb (Never, Rarely, Little) at the start triggers a question format (Auxiliary + Subject).
"Never have I seen..." (Not: Never I have seen)

Cleft Sentences ប្រយោគបំបែក

Splitting a sentence to spotlight one part.
"It is [Focus] that [Rest of Sentence]."
"What I need is [Focus]."

Select the Best Structure

Goal: Emphasize that *money* is the only problem (not time).

A. "Money is the problem." (Standard)

B. "It is money that is the problem." (Cleft - Strong Focus)

C. "Rarely is money the problem." (Inversion - Wrong Meaning)

Goal: Make a dramatic statement about how little you knew.

A. "I didn't know much about the plan." (Standard)

B. "Little did I know about the plan." (Inversion - Dramatic)