This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "They finished the project last night." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) It was last night that they finished the project. B) It was last night they finished the project. C) It is last night that they finished the project. D) It was last night which they finished the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was last night that they finished the project. 2. Which of the following is NOT a type of cleft sentence? A) The thing that. B) The place where. C) The reason why. D) The time when. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The time when. 3. Why are cleft sentences considered useful in emphasizing certain information? A) Cleft sentences are confusing and convoluted. B) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by structuring the sentence to highlight the desired element. C) Cleft sentences decrease the clarity of the message. D) Cleft sentences are rarely used in formal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by structuring the sentence to highlight the desired element. 4. It's the size of the fine that makes me angry. A) What (surprises/ interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . B) The reason why is . C) It's the that . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's the that . 5. Convert to a What-Cleft Sentence:'I need a good night's sleep.' A) What I desire is a good night's sleep. B) What I require is a good night's rest. C) What I want is a good night's slumber. D) What I need is a good night's sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What I need is a good night's sleep. 6. Which part of the original sentence is emphasized in a cleft sentence? A) The object. B) The adverb. C) The verb. D) The subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject. 7. She bought the dress. A) It was the dress who she bought. B) It was the dress where she bought. C) It is the dress when she bought. D) It was the dress that she bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the dress that she bought. 8. What is the purpose of the introductory element in a cleft sentence? A) To confuse the reader. B) To provide additional information. C) To focus attention on a specific part of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To focus attention on a specific part of the sentence. 9. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. A) Envelope. B) Album. C) Usually. D) Accompany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accompany. 10. Nominalization is ..... possible to use in a noun group instead of one or more ..... or ..... groups. A) Often/noun/adjective. B) Often/verb/adjective. C) Always/verb/adjective. D) Often/noun/verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often/verb/adjective. 11. This is your wife, ..... ? A) Isn't it. B) Isn't this. C) Is it. D) Is this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't it. 12. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is the movie that I liked it.' A) It is the movie that I liked it too. B) It is the movie that I liked. C) I liked it the movie that. D) The movie is what I liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the movie that I liked. 13. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... to do is hire the best designer you can find. A) Who's. B) The thing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The thing. 14. Only because she had to support her family ..... to leave school. A) Does Alice decide. B) Alice decided. C) Did Alice decide. D) That Alice decides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did Alice decide. 15. Choose the correct cleft: A) It were she who sang the song. B) She it was who sang the song. C) It was she who sang the song. D) She was it who sang the song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was she who sang the song. 16. "IT" ..... be used to emphasize adverbial phrases A) Could. B) Can. C) Can not. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 17. Explain the purpose of using cleft sentences in writing. A) The purpose of cleft sentences is to simplify complex ideas. B) Using cleft sentences in writing helps to hide important information. C) Cleft sentences are used to confuse readers. D) The purpose of using cleft sentences in writing is to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The purpose of using cleft sentences in writing is to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. 18. There is often a ..... between parents and children in the family. A) Table manner. B) Break-up. C) Childcare. D) Generation gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generation gap. 19. Transform 'They built the house' into a cleft sentence. A) The house was built by them. B) They are building the house. C) They have built the house. D) It was they who built the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was they who built the house. 20. Which of the following pairs of sentences demonstrates the correct transformation? A) She solved the problem. $\rightarrow$ It was she who solved the problem. B) We arrived late to the meeting. $\rightarrow$ It was late when we arrived to the meeting. C) The artist painted the mural. $\rightarrow$ It was the mural what the artist painted. D) They hosted the event last year. $\rightarrow$ It was they hosted the event last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She solved the problem. $\rightarrow$ It was she who solved the problem. 21. What is the emphasis structure for focusing on a noun? A) It + is + noun + that. B) What + noun + is + verb. C) Noun + is + what. D) What + is + noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It + is + noun + that. 22. Which of these is an example of a cleft sentence using "what" ? A) What painting she enjoys. B) She what enjoys is painting. C) What she enjoys is painting. D) She enjoys painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What she enjoys is painting. 23. Which of the following is a WH-cleft sentence? A) It was yesterday that we met. B) She was the one who called me. C) What they need is motivation. D) It is honesty that matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What they need is motivation. 24. When do we usually use cleft sentences? A) To avoid repetition. B) To write emails. C) To summarize texts. D) To emphasize information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize information. 25. Which tense is NOT commonly used with emphatic auxiliaries? A) Present Continuous. B) Present Simple. C) Future Simple. D) Past Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Continuous. 26. Which sentence is an example of an It-cleft? A) That noise annoyed me. B) What annoyed me was noise. C) It was the noise that annoyed me. D) I was annoyed by noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was the noise that annoyed me. 27. If you ..... a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune. A) Admire. B) Accomplish. C) Accompany. D) Collect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accompany. 28. "Dina lost her phone at school." A) It was Dina whose lost her phone at school. B) It is Dina which lost her phone at school. C) It was Dina who lost her phone at school. D) It was Dina lost her phone at school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was Dina who lost her phone at school. 29. What works well for remembering words is ..... them into categories A) To organize. B) Organize. C) Organized. D) Organizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organizing. 30. What is the main purpose of using a cleft sentence? A) To change tense. B) To shorten a sentence. C) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. D) To show comparison. 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