C2
Rhetorical Grammar
វេយ្យាករណ៍សម្រាប់ការនិយាយ
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Learn to *manipulate* grammar (Inversion, Clefts) to add emphasis and rhetorical power.
💬 Scenario: A Failed Project
Speaker A (C1)
"The project failed. I've never seen such a bad proposal."
Speaker B (C2)
"Agreed. Never have I seen such a bad proposal."
Technique: Inversion (Formal & Strong).
Speaker A (C1)
"The team is responsible for this."
Speaker B (C2)
"No. It's not the team I blame, it's the leadership."
Technique: Cleft Sentence (Correcting Focus).
Speaker B (C2)
"What we need to focus on is the budget."
Technique: Wh-Cleft (Reframing).
C2 Grammar Toolkit
Tool 1: Inversion ( đảo ngữ)
Used after negative adverbs for dramatic effect.
Never have I... (seen/heard)
Plain: I have never...
Plain: I have never...
Rarely do we... (find/see)
Plain: We rarely...
Plain: We rarely...
Tool 2: Cleft Sentences (Focus)
Splitting a sentence to spotlight one part.
It-Cleft: It's the deadline I'm worried about.
Wh-Cleft: What we need is more time.
Analyze the Implication
"It's the DEADLINE I'm worried about, not the work."
What is the speaker meaning?
A. They are worried about everything.
B. The work is easy; only the time is the problem.
C. They are not worried.
"Rarely do we see such mismanagement."
How does this tone feel?
A. Formal, dramatic, and critical.
B. Casual and friendly.