English grammar
Reviewing a film: what I liked most was…
Say what you liked most about a film, using what-clefts (revising Unit 36).
From the scene What I liked most
In short
Put the spotlight on what mattered with What + clause + was: what I liked most was the ending.
Your turn
Which one goes with what I loved was + noun?
Options: what I liked most was the ending · what I liked most was stealing the film · what I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Show answer
what I loved was + noun → what I loved was Don Ramón's acting
How it works
What + clause + was/is puts the spotlight on the thing that mattered.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
It's true, Doña Elena. (blank) moved me most was your scene.
Options: It · What · That
Show answer
It's true, Doña Elena. What moved me most was your scene.
Es verdad, doña Elena. Lo que más me ha emocionado ha sido su escena.
Good to know
You already know it in the present (what worries me most is…).
Good to know
For a film you've just seen, use the past: what I liked most was the ending, what moved me most was your scene.
Good to know
Review words: the script, the acting, moving (= it touched your feelings).
what + clause + was (a film you've seen) what I liked most was the ending
Nuria
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
¡Qué película! Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido el final.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
What a film! (blank).
Options: What I liked most was stealing the film · What I liked most was the ending · What I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Show answer
Nuria
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
¡Qué película! Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido el final.
what I loved was + noun what I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Tomás
What I loved was Don Ramón's acting.
A mí me ha encantado la actuación de Don Ramón.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: What I liked most was the ending · What I liked most was stealing the film · What I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Show answer
Tomás
What I loved was Don Ramón's acting.
A mí me ha encantado la actuación de Don Ramón.
what + clause + was + -ing what I liked most was stealing the film
Elena
What I liked most was stealing the film from Don Ramón.
Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido robarle la película a Don Ramón.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) from Don Ramón.
Options: What I liked most was stealing the film · What I liked most was the ending · What I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Show answer
Elena
What I liked most was stealing the film from Don Ramón.
Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido robarle la película a Don Ramón.
(recap) present: what + clause + is what worries me most is…
Your turn
What goes with what worries me most is…?
Options: what I loved was + noun · (recap) present: what + clause + is · what + clause + was (a film you've seen)
Show answer
what worries me most is… → (recap) present: what + clause + is
review words the script, the acting, moving
Tomás
The script was also very well written.
El guion también estaba muy bien escrito.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) was also very well written.
Options: The script · What I liked most was the ending · What I loved was Don Ramón's acting
Show answer
Tomás
The script was also very well written.
El guion también estaba muy bien escrito.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| what + clause + was (a film you've seen) | what I liked most was the ending |
|---|---|
| what I loved was + noun | what I loved was Don Ramón's acting |
| what + clause + was + -ing | what I liked most was stealing the film |
| (recap) present: what + clause + is | what worries me most is… |
| review words | the script, the acting, moving |
More lines from the story
- NuriaIt's true, Doña Elena. What moved me most was your scene.Es verdad, doña Elena. Lo que más me ha emocionado ha sido su escena.
- ElenaMine, obviously. Always mine!La mía, claro. ¡Siempre la mía!