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Emphasis & advanced · CEFR C1 · Fluent
Opening with "what" delays the point by one clause, which makes the listener wait for it. Very common in speech, and not formal at all.
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What I need is to go home.
What + clause + is / was + the point
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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Example 1 of 1
What I need is to go home.
After "is" the form is "to go", not "to going".
The shape
What + clause + is / was + the point
Build up to your point instead of opening with it.
In Hindi
"what" से शुरू करने पर मुख्य बात एक उपवाक्य बाद आती है, जिससे सुनने वाला उसका इंतज़ार करता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
What I need is to going home. | What I need is to go home. After "is" the form is "to go", not "to going". |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
What I need is… is a CEFR C1 structure — the fluent band — and it belongs to emphasis & advanced. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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