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Complete the supervillain's morning rant to his minions by selecting the correct word for each gap.
"A decent cup of coffee is _________________________ I really need to conquer the world! _________________________ frustrates me most _________________________ the terrible espresso machine in this evil lair."
The correct answers are what, What, and is.
what (first gap): This is a reversed Wh-cleft sentence (Focus + be + Wh-clause). "What" functions as a nominal relative pronoun meaning "the thing that." "That" and "which" cannot stand alone without a noun antecedent here.
What (second gap): This introduces a standard Wh-cleft sentence (Wh-clause + be + Focus) to place heavy emphasis on the source of his frustration.
is (third gap): The Wh-clause ("What frustrates me most") acts as a singular subject, so it takes the singular verb "is" to link it to the complement ("the terrible espresso machine").