Oprócz typowych Cleft Sentences występują również zdania rozszczepione "pozorne", tzw. Pseudo-Cleft Sentences. Użycie tego typu zdań wywołuje efekt emfazy, czyli podkreślenia. Poniżej mamy zdania przykładowe.
What she likes best is walking in the park.
Why she abandoned her companions is not clear to me.
Where the hamster has its cage is the hall.
When she really needs to have a cup of coffee is in the morning.
Who I mean is my boss.

Zdania z emfazą mogą rozpoczynać się również od: the thing that, the time when, the reason why, the day when, the place where, etc., np.
The thing that she did not take was a toothbrush.
The time when they met was midnight.
The reason why she was absent was her illness.
The place John dislikes most is his school.