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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... seeing the doctor was Theresa allowed to leave. A) Just after. B) After only. C) Only when. D) Only after. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only after. 2. Normal:Maria cooked dinner yesterday.Which is the correct cleft sentence? A) A) What Maria did was cook dinner yesterday. B) B) It was dinner that Maria yesterday cooked. C) C) What yesterday was Maria cooked dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) What Maria did was cook dinner yesterday. 3. Which grammar explanation goes with this sentence? Cleft sentences emphasizes ..... It is his line manager who is asking him to stay late this time, not his colleagues. A) The subject or object of a sentence or an adverbial phrase. B) New information. C) A noun or verb phrase. D) The action or the verb phrase in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New information. 4. Rewrite the sentence.Her sad story made me cry. A) It was her sad stories that make me cry. B) It was her sad story that made me cry. C) It is her sad story that make me cry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was her sad story that made me cry. 5. I need a scholarship to continue studying. A) I need a scholarship to continue studying. B) It was a scholarship what I needed to continue studying. C) A scholarship to continue studying. D) What I need is a scholarship to continue studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What I need is a scholarship to continue studying. 6. The ..... thing I really love is to play soccer. A) Only. B) Never. C) One. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 7. Nate does not really trust Dan, and Blair had to say neither did she/she did. A) She did. B) Did she. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did she. 8. Choose the correct ending to this clause:The thing I like about my job A) Who will talk to him aboutthe problem. B) Is working independently. C) Is to make sure the contractis ready. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is working independently. 9. The trainee stole our boss' wallet. A) Who stolen the trainee was our boos. B) Who stole the traine was our boss. C) Who stole the wallet of our boss was the trainee. D) My boss was stolen. It was the trainee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who stole the wallet of our boss was the trainee. 10. Rewrite the sentence. I dislike his dishonesty the most. A) It was his dishonesty who I disliked the most. B) His dishonesty that I dislike the most. C) It is his dishonesty that I dislike the most. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is his dishonesty that I dislike the most. 11. Find the linking verb.Jack broke up with his girlfriend, but he didn't look sad when I saw him. A) Sad. B) Saw. C) Look. D) Broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look. 12. What is the main purpose of using a cleft sentence with 'what'? A) To hide important information. B) To emphasize the complete sentence. C) To confuse the reader. D) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. 13. "Did you enjoy canoeing?""Yes! Never before ..... so much!" A) Have I enjoyed myself. B) I have enjoyed myself. C) I did enjoy myself. D) I enjoyed myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have I enjoyed myself. 14. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.A:What happened then?B:The only ..... I remember is something hitting the back of my head. A) Thing. B) That. C) What. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thing. 15. Robert passed the exam, not me.:(It ..... the exam. A) Is Robert who passed. B) Robert who passed. C) Was Robert who pass. D) Was Robert who passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was Robert who passed. 16. It was my brother who helped me with my homework. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Subject Cleft. 17. "What I need is a vacation."This sentence is normal sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Could you please tell me ..... tomorrow afternoon. A) The time is the meeting. B) What time the meeting is. C) The meeting at what time it is. D) What time is the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What time the meeting is. 19. What is the correct It-Cleft sentence pattern? A) It + verb + highlighted word/ phrase + that/ who clause. B) It + be + highlighted word/ phrase + that/ who clause. C) It + inifinitive + highlighted word/ phrase + that/ who clause. D) It + be + highlighted word/ phrase + this/ those clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It + be + highlighted word/ phrase + that/ who clause. 20. Which type of cleft sentence is used to emphasize the object? A) Adverbial cleft sentence. B) Verb cleft sentence. C) Subject cleft sentence. D) Object cleft sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object cleft sentence. 21. Find the mistake:It was English that is used by people all over the world. A) By people. B) Is used. C) That. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 22. Choose the correct ending to this clause:What we failed to do A) Is working independently. B) Was to keep the same mistakes from happening. C) Is to make sure the contractis ready. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to keep the same mistakes from happening. 23. It ..... English that the man is learning in the classroom. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 24. Choose the best answer:It is ..... they are going to, not Russia. A) Spain that. B) In Spain that. C) Spain. D) Spain where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spain that. 25. TRUE OR FALSEWe use Negative adverbs and conjunctions in Inversions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 26. It was Shadowhunters that I rewatched earlier this month. A) This is a cleft sentence. B) This is a pseudo-cleft sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is a cleft sentence. 27. It is ..... who I want to make friend with. A) She. B) Hers. C) Her. D) She's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her. 28. It was the math teacher ..... told us about the exam. A) To. B) That. C) Who. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 29. Turn this normal sentence into a cleft sentence.The team won the match. A) The match was won by the team. B) Winning the match was the team's achievement. C) It was the match that the team won. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was the match that the team won. 30. Rephrase the following sentence using a cleft sentence with 'what' to emphasize the object:'I bought a new car.' A) What I bought was a new bike. B) What I bought was an old car. C) What I bought was a new car. D) What I bought was a new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What I bought was a new car. 31. Original:The thing that surprised me was his sudden anger. A) Who surprised me was his sudden anger. B) Where surprised me was his sudden anger. C) When surprised me was his sudden anger. D) What surprised me was his sudden anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What surprised me was his sudden anger. 32. Original:The car needs repairing because the engine is making strange sounds. A) What the car needs repairing is because the engine is making strange sounds. B) Why the car needs repairing is because the engine is making strange sounds. C) When the car needs repairing is because the engine is making strange sounds. D) Where the car needs repairing is because the engine is making strange sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why the car needs repairing is because the engine is making strange sounds. 33. Choose the best answer:It was not ..... that the noise next door stopped. A) After until midnight. B) Until after midnight. C) Midnight until after. D) None is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until after midnight. 34. Which grammar explanation goes with this sentence? Cleft sentences emphasizes ..... It is the CEO who he is going to meet with tomorrow. A) A noun or verb phrase. B) The subject or object of a sentence or an adverbial phrase. C) The action or the verb phrase in a sentence. D) New information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subject or object of a sentence or an adverbial phrase. 35. Original:He solved the puzzle with great skill. A) How he solved the puzzle was with great skill. B) When he solved the puzzle was with great skill. C) Where he solved the puzzle was with great skill. D) What he solved the puzzle was with great skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How he solved the puzzle was with great skill. 36. Choose the best answer:It was in Bristol where they made the film. A) It was in Bristol where they made the film. B) It is in Bristol that they made the film. C) It was in Bristol where they made the film. D) It was in Bristol that the film was made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was in Bristol that the film was made. 37. Choose the Informal sentence A) It was on Monday when she called. B) It was on Monday that she called. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was on Monday when she called. 38. Cleft sentences help us A) Emphasize information at the beginning of a sentence. B) Emphasize information at the end of a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasize information at the beginning of a sentence. 39. FIND MISTAKES1. (A) That (B) was Tim (C) who (D) went to hospital last week. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 40. Original:She needs a new phone. A) What she needs is a new phone. B) Who she needs is a new phone. C) Where she needs is a new phone. D) When she needs is a new phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What she needs is a new phone. 41. What is the phobia of enclosed spaces called? A) Claustrophobia. B) Acrophobia. C) Agoraphobia. D) Nyctophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claustrophobia. 42. The young girl sing . A) Amazing well. B) Amazingly well. C) Amazingly good. D) Amazing good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazingly well. 43. Transform into cleft form:They will visit the museum. A) It is the museum that they will visit. B) They will not visit the museum. C) The museum is where they will go. D) They are visiting the museum tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the museum that they will visit. 44. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:It was the dog that barked all night. A) The barking dog was all night. B) It was the dog that barked all night. C) All night it was the dog that barked. D) The dog that barked all night was it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the dog that barked all night. 45. Who is he shouting at? He sounds very angry. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 46. When and where are only used in ..... A) Formal English. B) Informal English. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal English. 47. It was Peter who fixed the broken chair. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Subject Cleft. 48. Turn off the air-conditioner. It's GETTING too cold in here. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 49. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence below ..... fame and money, among other things. A) What I want is. B) What I want are. C) What I want it's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I want is. 50. Choose the best answer:It is pop music that my brother prefers. A) It is pop music that is preferred by my brother. B) It is pop music that is my brother prefers. C) It is pop music that my brother prefers. D) It was pop music that my brother prefers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is pop music that is preferred by my brother. 51. Identify the emphasized part in this all-cleft sentence: "All she wanted was a simple answer." A) A simple answer. B) She. C) She wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simple answer. 52. "John baked the cake."This sentence is normal sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. ..... had I got off the bus when it crashed. A) Never. B) Scarcely. C) Seldom. D) Only later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcely. 54. Choose the best answer:It was in the year 1792 ..... A) The New York Stock Exchange founded. B) Founding the New York Stock Exchange. C) Which year the New York Stock Exchange was founded. D) That the New York Stock Exchange was founded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That the New York Stock Exchange was founded. 55. Rephrase the following sentence using a cleft sentence with 'what' to emphasize the subject:'She loves to read books.' A) What she loves to read is books. B) She loves what to read books. C) To read books is what she loves. D) What she loves is to read books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she loves is to read books. 56. It is in Quebec ..... French is used as an official language . A) Which. B) That. C) In where. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 57. Determine the emphasized part in this all-cleft sentence: "All he remembered from the trip was the beautiful sunset." A) The beautiful sunset. B) Remember. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beautiful sunset. 58. Choose the best answer: ..... my neighbors who rescued me from the fire. A) It is. B) This is. C) It was. D) That is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was. 59. Lucy loves rock music! not salsa.It ..... A) Was salsa which she loved. B) Is Lucy who she loves. C) Is rock which she loves. D) Rock who she loves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is rock which she loves. 60. Original:You can enter if you have a ticket. A) It is if you have a ticket that you can enter. B) Where is if you have a ticket that you can enter. C) When is if you have a ticket that you can enter. D) What is if you have a ticket that you can enter. 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