This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. No cleft:She enjoyed the hotel in New York.Cleft:What ..... the hotel in New York. A) She enjoyed are. B) She enjoyed was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoyed was. 2. It was Phong Nha Ke bang ..... we visited last year. A) Whom. B) Which. C) Who. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 3. Which of the following sentences is a cleft sentence? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. C) We went to the store. A) The dog chased the ball. B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. C) She is a talented singer. D) He fixed the broken car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. 4. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... you can save money is in your office expenses. A) Where. B) The thing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 5. Which of the following uses "who" correctly in a cleft sentence? A) It's the book who I read. B) It's the phone who rings at night. C) It's the homework who is difficult. D) It's my mom who always gives me money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's my mom who always gives me money. 6. Which element is emphasized in the focused cleft sentence:A new computer is what I really want. A) I. B) Want. C) A new computer. D) Really. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A new computer. 7. No sooner had he sat down to lunch ..... there was a knock at the door. A) When. B) Than. C) That. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 8. You ..... drink soft drinks. They aren't good for your health. A) Have to. B) Ought to. C) Mustn't. D) Ought not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ought not to. 9. Emphatic auxiliaries are used to: A) Change the sentence into passive voice. B) Form questions. C) Add emphasis to the main verb. D) Make a sentence negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add emphasis to the main verb. 10. ..... Camilla who ordered the lasagne, not Bea. A) It was. B) It is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was. 11. What is the cleft version of "The loud music annoyed me" ? A) The loud music was annoying. B) I was annoyed. C) What was annoying was loud music. D) What annoyed me was the loud music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What annoyed me was the loud music. 12. What are cleft sentences used for? A) To emphasize something in a sentence. B) To make sentences stronger. C) To speak more formally. D) To make something mroe interesting. E) To make sentences softer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize something in a sentence. 13. It ..... the limestone that makes Phong Nha so unique. A) Be. B) Was. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 14. "The teacher explained the lesson clearly." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) It was clearly the teacher explained the lesson. B) It was the teacher that explained the lesson clearly. C) It is the teacher which explained the lesson clearly. D) It was the teacher who explained the lesson clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the teacher who explained the lesson clearly. 15. Inversion for emphasis can involve: A) Adding more nouns to the sentence. B) Moving the verb before the subject. C) Changing the tense of the verb. D) Eliminating the need for adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving the verb before the subject. 16. In the sentence "It was Grace who helped me, " what is being emphasized? A) The action. B) Grace. C) Me. D) The help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grace. 17. It is the library ..... A) From that I often borrow books. B) That I often borrow books from. C) That I often borrow books. D) Where I often borrow books from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That I often borrow books from. 18. "They complained about the rules." A) It was the rules which they complained. B) It was about the rules that they complained. C) It is about the rules who they complained. D) It was the rules they complained about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the rules they complained about. 19. Convert to a What-Cleft Sentence:'He dislikes rude people.' A) What he dislikes is rudeness. B) What he prefers are friendly people. C) What he enjoys are polite people. D) What he dislikes are rude people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What he dislikes are rude people. 20. So surprised at the news ..... that he couldn't say anything. A) Does he become. B) Did he become. C) He became. D) Did he becamce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he become. 21. What is the purpose of using cleft sentences in English? A) To confuse the reader. B) To highlight or emphasize specific information. C) To simplify complex ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To highlight or emphasize specific information. 22. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:It's the regular planning meetings A) Is the simplicity of having only one business partner. B) I benefit from is the on-site gym. C) More time for relaxed communication. D) Go out for a long lunch every Friday. E) I like. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I like. 23. Read cleft sentences. Where is the correct one?They forgot about the event. a What they did was forget about the event. b What they forgot about was the event. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. What is the structure used to focus on a whole sentence? A) What happens is (that) . B) What I want is . C) The reason is that . D) It is important that . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What happens is (that) . 25. No cleft:She wrote a fantastic novel.Cleft:What she wrote ..... a fantastic novel A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 26. Identify the sentence that correctly emphasizes the place A) In Almaty is where they held the meeting. B) It was the meeting that they held in Almaty. C) It was in Almaty that they held the meeting. D) What they held in Almaty was the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was in Almaty that they held the meeting. 27. Which of the following is a cleft sentence? A) She quickly finished her homework. B) It was in the morning that I realized my mistake. C) The cat sat on the windowsill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was in the morning that I realized my mistake. 28. In it-cleft sentences, you normally include who or that. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. ..... he decided was to take a gap year. A) What. B) It. C) Study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 30. It ..... swimming that I really enjoyed. A) Were. B) Are. C) Be. D) Am. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Was. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCleft Sentences Quiz 1Cleft Sentences Quiz 2Cleft Sentences Quiz 3Cleft Sentences Quiz 4Cleft Sentences Quiz 5Cleft Sentences Quiz 6Cleft Sentences Quiz 7Cleft Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books