This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 15 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Turn this normal sentence into a cleft sentence.He is always telling lies, not Rachel. A) It's he who is always telling lies. B) It's him who is always telling lies. C) It's himself who is always telling lies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's he who is always telling lies. 2. It (A) is (B) in 2010 (C) that I (D) graduated from university. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 3. ..... do you meet anyone as charming as Mr. Humphrey. A) In no way. B) At no point. C) Under no circumstance. D) Rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely. 4. Original:The concert was held in the main stadium. A) When was in the main stadium where the concert was held. B) Who was in the main stadium where the concert was held. C) What was in the main stadium that the concert was held. D) It was in the main stadium where the concert was held. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was in the main stadium where the concert was held. 5. Original:I am looking for my glasses. A) Who I am looking for is my glasses. B) Where I am looking for is my glasses. C) When I am looking for is my glasses. D) What I am looking for is my glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What I am looking for is my glasses. 6. ..... had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell. A) Not only. B) Never. C) No sooner. D) Only then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner. 7. Choose the correct ending to this clause:What I will do tomorrow before I leave A) Was the latest version of thequality control agreement. B) Is to make sure the contractis ready. C) Who will talk to him aboutthe problem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is to make sure the contractis ready. 8. Colombia was full of suprises. I ..... read up a lot about it before I went, but nothing really prepares you for it. A) Did. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 9. Create a cleft sentence using the word 'painting'. A) It is painting that she loves. B) The painting is what she loves. C) Painting is what she loves. D) She loves painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is painting that she loves. 10. Transform into cleft form:The teacher gave a lecture. A) It was the teacher who gave a lecture. B) A lecture was given by the teacher. C) It was the student who gave a lecture. D) The teacher gave a presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the teacher who gave a lecture. 11. Original:Maria baked the delicious cake. A) It was Maria who baked the delicious cake. B) When was Maria who baked the delicious cake. C) What was Maria who baked the delicious cake. D) Where was Maria who baked the delicious cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Maria who baked the delicious cake. 12. Give an example of a cleft sentence using 'that' as the cleft phrase. A) It was that he stole my wallet. B) It was my wallet that he stole. C) He stole my wallet that was it. D) That he stole my wallet was it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was that he stole my wallet. 13. Complete the sentence:'What I want is ..... ' A) What it's. B) I like. C) Cooking. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You. 14. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:It was the cat that knocked over the vase. A) The cat knocked over the vase. B) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. C) The vase was knocked over by the cat. D) The cat was the one who knocked over the vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. 15. ..... to contact Susan before Monday, please let me know. A) Only if you manage. B) Should you manage. C) You should manage. D) If you should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should you manage. 16. What is emphasized in the sentence: "It was the manager who approved the plan" ? A) The plan. B) The manager. C) The approval process. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The manager. 17. Which grammar explanation goes with this sentence? Cleft sentences emphasizes ..... What they did was to change the structure of the feedback loops. 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: D) The action or the verb phrase in a sentence. 18. Which type of cleft sentence is used to emphasize the subject? A) Complement cleft sentence. B) Subject cleft sentence. C) Verb cleft sentence. D) Object cleft sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject cleft sentence. 19. ..... what was going on, I would have reacted qiute differently. A) If I realised. B) Had I realised. C) I did realise. D) Were I realise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had I realised. ← PreviousRelated 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