Application goal: Focusing on a person with who.
Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.
Context: Clarifying responsibility for an action. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.
Context: Clarifying responsibility for an action. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
It was the coordinator who proposed the revised schedule, but the whole team approved it.
المنسق هو من اقترح الجدول المعدل، لكن الفريق كله وافق عليه.
The distinction matters because a proposal is not the same as a final decision.
هذا التمييز مهم لأن المقترح ليس قرارًا نهائيًا.
What the minutes should record is both the source of the suggestion and the agreed outcome.
ما ينبغي أن يسجله المحضر هو مصدر الاقتراح والنتيجة المتفق عليها معًا.