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Leave out the extra word.","Cleft sentences: practise focused word order","Build it-clefts, wh-clefts and all-clefts by ordering word tiles in sentences about lost items, travel, personal decisions and everyday requirements.",1,"sentence_builder",[13,39,58,78,98,117,137,156,175,196,215,232],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-d771-7e95-83b0-dbca8de02a0b","Build the sentence: __1__",0,"Put singular it and was before the focused person, the caretaker. 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