This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It wasn't ..... I reached the top ..... I realized how high the cliff was A) Until-that. B) Until-what. C) Until-who. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until-that. 2. Keep, kept, ..... A) Kapt. B) Kepten. C) Kept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kept. 3. Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning. A) It was the roof who was repaired by Mr. Hao yesterday morning. B) It was the roof whom was repaired by Mr. Hao yesterday morning. C) It is the roof that was repaired by Mr. Hao yesterday morning. D) It was the roof that was repaired by Mr. Hao yesterday morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the roof that was repaired by Mr. Hao yesterday morning. 4. What I wanted ..... home and have a nice, hot bath. A) Was go. B) Was going. C) Was to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was to go. 5. Read cleft sentences. Where is the correct one?She solved the puzzle. a What she did was solve the puzzle. b What she solved was the puzzle. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 6. No cleft:You need a good cup of teaCleft:What you need ..... a good cup of tea A) Was. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 7. ..... you choose to spend your time with says a lot about you. A) Who. B) Where. C) Why. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 8. Which of the following sentences contains an error in the cleft structure? A) It was at midnight that we left the party. B) What I found interesting was his perspective. C) It was him who solved the mystery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was him who solved the mystery. 9. It was the book ..... changed my life. A) That. B) When. C) Where. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 10. "She only wants attention." A) What she wanted are attention. B) What she wants are attention. C) What she want is attention. D) What she wants is attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she wants is attention. 11. Anna and her best friend were ..... after an argument. A) Determined. B) Confident. C) Reconciled. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reconciled. 12. Transform 'He solved the problem' into a cleft sentence. A) He solved the problem himself. B) He was the one who solved the problem. C) It was he who solved the problem. D) It was the problem that he solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was he who solved the problem. 13. What we did is (a) a letter to apologize. A) A. write. B) Writing. C) Wrote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. write. 14. The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied. A) Relaxed. B) Busy. C) Comfortable. D) Free. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Busy. 15. What is the difference between an it-cleft and a wh-cleft sentence? A) It-clefts emphasize the subject, while wh-clefts emphasize the object. B) There is no difference. C) It-clefts use "it" as a dummy subject, while wh-clefts use a relative pronoun. D) It-clefts are more formal than wh-clefts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It-clefts use "it" as a dummy subject, while wh-clefts use a relative pronoun. 16. "She bought the dress yesterday." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) It was yesterday she bought the dress. B) It was yesterday that she bought the dress. C) It was yesterday she buy the dress. D) It is yesterday which she bought the dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was yesterday that she bought the dress. 17. Rewrite the sentence 'She won the award' as a cleft sentence. A) She was the one who won the award. B) It was she who won the award. C) The award was won by she. D) The award was won by her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was she who won the award. 18. Convert to a What-Cleft Sentence:'They want a better working environment.' A) What they desire is a more comfortable workplace. B) What they need is a better office setting. C) What they seek is an improved job atmosphere. D) What they want is a better working environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What they want is a better working environment. 19. Choose the correct cleft sentence ..... She won the competition. A) It was she who won the competition. B) It was her who won the competition. C) It is she who won the competition. D) It was she that won the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was she who won the competition. 20. (a) I told everything. A) A. It was John who. B) Jhon it was the person. C) The person was John. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It was John who. 21. In the cleft sentence "It was John who stole the cookies, " what is emphasized? A) The act of stealing. B) The person who stole the cookies. C) The cookies themselves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person who stole the cookies. 22. "He needs support." Which cleft sentence is correct? A) Support is needed by he. B) What he needs is support. C) It is support which he need. D) It was he who needs support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What he needs is support. 23. (a) that I realised she was leaving me. A) A. It was when I read the email. B) When I read the email. C) Not until I read the email. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It was when I read the email. 24. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:What made me suspicious of him ..... A) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. B) Is work for a charity. C) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. D) Was the way that he never looked you straight in the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was the way that he never looked you straight in the eye. 25. What is the cleft sentence for the original sentence 'I love chocolate ice cream.'? A) What I love is chocolate ice cream. B) Chocolate ice cream is loved by me. C) Loved by me is chocolate ice cream. D) I love chocolate ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I love is chocolate ice cream. 26. ..... before we leave for Gdansk, is check that all the documents are correct. A) What will we do. B) We will do what. C) What we will do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What we will do. 27. Which structure is used in cleft sentences? A) It + be + phrase + relative clause. B) Adverb + verb + subject. C) Phrase + conjunction + clause. D) Subject + verb + object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It + be + phrase + relative clause. 28. We use the following structure to emphasize a whole action or series of actions: "what+happen+be+that-clause" . A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 29. Become, ..... , become A) Becomed. B) Become. C) Became. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 30. (a) fame and money, among other things. A) A. What I want is. B) What I want it's. C) What I want are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. What I want is. ← 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