This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a WH-cleft sentence, the emphasized part usually appears as: A) An adverb of time only. B) The subject only. C) A noun or noun phrase after "be". D) An adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or noun phrase after "be". 2. Which of the following cleft sentences is incorrect in terms of structure? A) What she needs is a bit of encouragement. B) The reason why he left early is because he was sick. C) It was in the library that I found the missing book. D) It was at the park where we met for the first time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was at the park where we met for the first time. 3. Nominalisation can refer back to processes already mentioned. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. It's my brother ..... gave me this hat on my birthday. A) Whose. B) He. C) Who. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 5. Transform 'They will announce the results tomorrow' into a cleft sentence. A) They will announce tomorrow the results. B) Tomorrow they will announce the results. C) The results will be announced by them tomorrow. D) It is the results that they will announce tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the results that they will announce tomorrow. 6. "It's the old man ..... feeds the birds every morning." A) Who. B) Which. C) That. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 7. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is the flowers that I bought them yesterday.' A) It is the flowers that I bought them last week. B) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday. C) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday them. D) It is the flowers that I bought for you yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday. 8. ? her outgoing personality that makes her the life and soul of a party. A) It is. B) What is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is. 9. ..... you should avoid ..... is to pretend you don't have anyweaknesses A) What-doing. B) What-to do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What-doing. 10. Which of the following is an example of a cleft sentence? A) I called on Monday. B) I will call on Monday. C) On Monday, I called. D) It was on Monday that I called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was on Monday that I called. 11. What type of cleft sentence is:'What I want is a new phone.'? A) It-cleft sentence. B) Pseudo-cleft sentence. C) Extraposed cleft sentence. D) Wh-cleft sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It-cleft sentence. 12. Simon lives with his parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. He lives in a(n) ..... A) Small family. B) Big house. C) Nuclear family. D) Extended family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extended family. 13. Complete the following sentence: ..... was ..... who finished the report on time. A) That / she. B) It / she. C) It / her. D) That / her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It / she. 14. I don't know the title but I recognize the ..... of this song. A) Sound. B) Theme. C) Rhyme. D) Tune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tune. 15. What kind of information is emphasized in an it-cleft sentence? A) The subject every time. B) Time expressions only. C) New or important information. D) Grammar rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New or important information. 16. Differentiate between an it-cleft and a wh-cleft sentence. A) An it-cleft uses 'what' to introduce emphasis, while a wh-cleft uses 'it is/was'. B) An it-cleft emphasizes a part using 'it is/was', while a wh-cleft uses 'what' or 'who' to introduce the emphasis. C) Both it-clefts and wh-clefts use 'who' to emphasize different parts of a sentence. D) An it-cleft is a type of wh-cleft that does not use 'what' or 'who' for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An it-cleft emphasizes a part using 'it is/was', while a wh-cleft uses 'what' or 'who' to introduce the emphasis. 17. Choose the correct sentence. She needs confidence. A) What does she need is confidence. B) It is confidence she needs. C) She needs what is confidence. D) What she needs is confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she needs is confidence. 18. You ..... talk to your parents about your problem. They will give you the best advice. A) Should not. B) Have to. C) Has to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 19. (a) who lent him the money. A) A. It was Mary. B) Mary it was. C) Mary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It was Mary. 20. Select the sentence that emphasizes the object. A) What Dauren is doing is reading a novel by Abai. B) Who is reading a novel by Abai is Dauren. C) It is Dauren who is reading a novel by Abai. D) What Dauren is reading is a novel by Abai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What Dauren is reading is a novel by Abai. 21. What is the primary function of a cleft sentence? A) To connect two sentences. B) To make a sentence more complex. C) To add extra information to a sentence. D) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. 22. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:One thing I think we should do ..... A) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. B) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. C) Was the humor, it was hilarious. D) That he decided to spill the beans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. 23. What I intended to do was ..... work early today. A) Leave. B) To leave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave. 24. ..... him that I realized we were dressed the same way. A) When I saw. B) It was when I saw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was when I saw. 25. Identify the error in this cleft sentence:'It was yesterday that I saw her.' A) The subject of the sentence is unclear. B) The emphasis is misplaced in the cleft sentence. C) The emphasis is on the action rather than the time. D) The sentence is grammatically correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emphasis is misplaced in the cleft sentence. 26. "We want honesty." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) What we want are honesty. B) What we was wants honesty. C) What we want is honesty. D) What we wanted is honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What we want is honesty. 27. Which of the following is a cleft sentence? A) 'He is a doctor.' B) 'It is he who is a doctor.' A) 'They are doctors.'. B) 'She is a teacher.'. C) 'He was a doctor.'. D) 'It is he who is a doctor.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'It is he who is a doctor.'. 28. Is this cleft sentence written correctly?I want what to do is persuade them to come with us.Chose an option! A) Definitely right!. B) Absolutely not!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolutely not!. 29. What is the structure of an It-cleft sentence? A) What + clause + verb. B) Clause + it + verb. C) It + be + emphasized info + that/who + clause. D) Verb + clause + subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It + be + emphasized info + that/who + clause. 30. Which cleft sentence emphasizes a place? A) What I saw was him. B) What we did was meet. C) It's John who met her. D) It was at the beach that we met. 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