This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do cleft sentences help in clarifying information? A) Cleft sentences make information less clear by using ambiguous language. B) Cleft sentences confuse the reader by adding unnecessary complexity. C) Cleft sentences hide important information within a sentence. D) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by placing it at the beginning or end of a sentence, making it clearer and more prominent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by placing it at the beginning or end of a sentence, making it clearer and more prominent. 2. It was during the meeting that she raised the question. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Adverbial Cleft. 3. Healthy relationships allow both partners to feel supported and connected but still feel . A) Depending. B) Dependence. C) Dependent. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent. 4. Original:He wants to understand the reason. A) Where he wants to understand is the reason. B) When he wants to understand is the reason. C) What he wants to understand is the reason. D) Who he wants to understand is the reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What he wants to understand is the reason. 5. Choose the best answer: ..... a high level of blood cholesterol. A) Those are eggs it contains. B) It is eggs that contain. C) It is eggs contain. D) It is eggs that contains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is eggs that contain. 6. What is the correct cleft sentence for the following statement:' ..... is to protect their family.' A) It's why they did it. B) The reason why they did it. C) Because they did it. D) How they did it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reason why they did it. 7. ..... did he know! A) Little. B) No sooner. C) Scarcely. D) Seldom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little. 8. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONI shouted at her because I was angry. A) The reason that I shouted at her is because I was angry. B) The reason why I shouted at her was because I was angry. C) The reason why I shouted at her is because I was angry. D) The reason why I shout at her was because I was angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reason why I shouted at her was because I was angry. 9. What is the function of cleft sentences like this?"It was acts of kindness combined with a friendly culture that moderated risk-taking and reduced health problems." A) Explain information. B) Introduce information. C) Empasize information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Empasize information. 10. It was (A) in Nha Trang (B) that I first (C) meet (D) my wife. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 11. ..... him ..... stole a book. A) It was / who. B) Was / that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was / who. 12. Compare and contrast cleft sentences with simple sentences. A) Simple sentences emphasize a specific part of the sentence by moving it to the beginning. B) Cleft sentences and simple sentences have the same structure. C) Cleft sentences emphasize a specific part of the sentence by moving it to the beginning, whereas simple sentences are direct and do not have this emphasis. D) Cleft sentences are always longer than simple sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleft sentences emphasize a specific part of the sentence by moving it to the beginning, whereas simple sentences are direct and do not have this emphasis. 13. ..... who came up with the innovative idea. A) Was it Ben,. B) Ben was,. C) It was Ben,. D) Ben was it,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was Ben,. 14. Normal:Camila helped me with my homework.Which is the correct cleft sentence? A) A) It was Camila who helped me with my homework. B) B) What Camila did was helping me with my homework. C) C) What helped me was Camila my homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) It was Camila who helped me with my homework. 15. Choose the best answer:I was born and grew up in this village. A) It was this village that I was born and grew up. B) It was in this village I was born and grew up. C) It was in this village that I was born and grew up. D) It was this village where I was born and grew up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was in this village that I was born and grew up. 16. It was in the park that they took the family photo. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Adverbial Cleft. 17. A:I saw you at the station yesterday. B:No, the person ..... you saw yesterday at the station was my twin brother. A) -. B) That. C) If. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 18. Tomato plants will grow very ..... in warm and sunny weather. A) Quick. B) Quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 19. Choose the best answer: ..... that you will succeed. A) It is by hard work. B) It was by work hard. C) It was by hard work. D) It is by work hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is by hard work. 20. Choose the best answer: ..... took my document? A) Was it Peter that. B) It was Peter that. C) It is Peter that. D) Was that Peter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was it Peter that. 21. Choose the best answer:It / be / these / book / I buy / London. A) It was these books I bought in London. B) It is these books that I buy in London. C) It was these books which I bought on London. D) It was these books that I bought in London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was these books that I bought in London. 22. -She is always telling lies, not John. A) It's her who is always telling lies. B) It is she not John who is always telling lies. C) It is not John who is always telling lies. D) John is not always telling lies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's her who is always telling lies. 23. It ..... Peter and Sandra who travelled together on the ship to Asia. A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 24. Which type of cleft sentence starts with Wh-word? A) Pseudo-cleft. B) All-cleft. C) It-cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pseudo-cleft. 25. Turn this normal sentence into a cleft sentence.I want to visit my grandparents next summer. A) The place I want to visit next summer is my grandparents' house. B) The place where I would like to visit next summer is my grandparents' house. C) The place where I want to go next summer is my grandparents' house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The place where I would like to visit next summer is my grandparents' house. 26. What do I always look forward to are the feeling of warmth from the morning sun. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 27. ..... did he mention that anything was wrong. A) At no time. B) Only. C) Not until. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At no time. 28. Why are cleft sentences used in English? A) Cleft sentences are used in English to confuse the reader. B) Cleft sentences are used in English to simplify complex ideas. C) Cleft sentences are used in English to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. D) Cleft sentences are used in English to hide the main point of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleft sentences are used in English to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. 29. I can't stand it when people make noise while chewing.The thing that ..... make noise while chewing. A) I can't stand is when people. B) Can't stand is when people. C) I can't stand is who people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't stand is when people. 30. Write a cleft sentence with 'what' to emphasize the subject. A) I like reading stories. B) I like soccer. C) What I like is classical music. D) Cooking is I need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What I like is classical music. 31. Choose the best answer: ..... gave me that picture book. A) It was Mary whom. B) It was Mary whose. C) Mary was. D) It was Mary that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was Mary that. 32. Normal:We watched a horror movie.Which is the correct cleft sentence? A) A) A horror movie it was we watched. B) B) What we watched was a horror movie. C) C) It was watched by us a horror movie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) What we watched was a horror movie. 33. Choose the best answer:It is ..... I get emotional satisfaction. A) Collecting stamps that from. B) Collecting stamps from that. C) From collecting stamps that. D) Collecting stamps that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From collecting stamps that. 34. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:It was Mary who won the competition. A) The competition was won by Mary. B) It was Mary who won the competition. C) The competition was won by Mary, not someone else. D) Mary won the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Mary who won the competition. 35. You can't blame an automaker for wanting to design a car that looks, even if it doesn't have what it takes under the hood. A) Quickly. B) Quickness. C) Fastly. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fast. 36. It was the painting that she admired the most. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Object Cleft. 37. -Ana started the trouble. A) It was Ana who started the trouble. B) It is Ana who starts the trouble. C) It is the problem which Ana started. D) It was Ana who starts the trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Ana who started the trouble. 38. She said she would become a actress . A) Famous/quickly. B) Famously/quickly. C) Famous/quick. D) Famously/quick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famous/quickly. 39. -I don't like his clothes. A) They are his clothes that I don't like. B) I don't like their clothes. C) It is her clothes that i didn't like. D) It's his clothes that I don't like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's his clothes that I don't like. 40. The reason why Dan left ..... the anger. A) Was avoiding. B) Was to avoid. C) That avoided. D) Had to avoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was to avoid. 41. ..... the lights went out did I realize how much the room smelled like lavender. A) Never. B) At no time. C) Not until. D) In no way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not until. 42. ..... time did I mean to make you feel bad. A) Not only. B) Rarely. C) Little. D) At no. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At no. 43. Which statement best defines a cleft sentence? A) A declarative sentence that reports facts. B) A two-part structure used to add emphasis. C) A sentence with two independent clauses. D) A compound-complex sentence with subordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A two-part structure used to add emphasis. 44. Explain the significance of the relative clause in a cleft sentence. A) The relative clause in a cleft sentence is optional and can be omitted. B) The significance of the relative clause in a cleft sentence is to provide essential information about the noun being emphasized. C) The relative clause in a cleft sentence is used for decorative purposes only. D) The relative clause in a cleft sentence has no impact on the overall meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The significance of the relative clause in a cleft sentence is to provide essential information about the noun being emphasized. 45. What I did earlier this month was rewatch Shadowhunters. 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: B) This is a pseudo-cleft sentence. 46. Transform into cleft form:The dog barked loudly. A) The dog was barking loudly. B) It was the dog that barked loudly. C) It was the cat that barked loudly. D) Barking loudly was done by the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the dog that barked loudly. 47. Choose the correct ending to this clause:It is a problem with the software that is causing the delay, A) Who will talk to him aboutthe problem. B) Not the work his colleaguesare doing. C) Was to keep the same mistakes from happening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not the work his colleaguesare doing. 48. What is the phobia of heights called? A) Nyctophobia. B) Claustrophobia. C) Aerophobia. D) Acrophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acrophobia. 49. What is the phobia of spiders called? A) Herpetophobia. B) Ornithophobia. C) Entomophobia. D) Arachnophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arachnophobia. 50. A:You don't understand me. B:No, ..... I don't understand is why you do this to yourself. A) That. B) Only. C) What. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 51. People always talk about how fascinating travel is. But they never tell you how boring it can be too. A) But the thing they never tell you is how boring it can be too. B) But thing they never told you is how boring it could be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But the thing they never tell you is how boring it can be too. 52. It was in New York ..... I first met her ten years ago. A) There. B) That. C) Where. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 53. Cleft sentences mostly start with "It ..... ", "What ..... " or "The thing that ..... ". A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. What part of the sentence is emphasized in this cleft structure: "It was her singing that impressed the judges" ? A) Her. B) Singing. C) The judges. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 55. InversionsInversions are use in: A) Written. B) Formal context. C) All of them. D) Speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of them. 56. It is the room ..... we usually hold our meetings. A) When. B) Where. C) Why. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 57. It is the student who ..... toward us. A) Is running. B) Ran. C) Were running. D) Was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is running. 58. Inversion ..... you see such a gifted performer A) Hardly will. B) Seldom have. C) Little do. D) Rarely will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely will. 59. Which relative pronouns can we use? A) That. B) Which. C) Who. D) No relative pronoun. E) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are correct. 60. Choose the best answer: ..... my parents gave the fish tank. A) It was on my birthday when. B) It was on my birthday that. C) It was my birthday that. D) It was my birthday on that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was on my birthday that. ← 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