This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Emphasis > Emphatic Structures – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emphatic Structures Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the option that conveys the message below accurately and emphatically.The fact that some people drive too slowly annoys me. A) The thing annoys me the most is when people drive too slowly. B) What annoys me the most is when people drive too slowly. C) What the most irritates me is when people drive too slowly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What annoys me the most is when people drive too slowly. 2. What is emphasized in this cleft sentence? What impressed us most was her confidence. A) Us. B) Impressed. C) Her confidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her confidence. 3. Which part is emphasized? It was my father who taught me to ride a bike. A) My father. B) Taught me. C) Ride a bike. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My father. 4. ..... after the Second World War did penicillin become widely available. A) Until. B) Not until. C) Not until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until. 5. She insisted. (a) A) She do insisted. B) She did insisted. C) A. She did insist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. She did insist. 6. Identify the "All" cleft sentence: A) All she wanted was a new book. B) She wanted a new book. C) What she wanted was all a new book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All she wanted was a new book. 7. ..... I want to go is a place so far away from here. A) WHY. B) WHEN. C) WHERE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WHERE. 8. Emphasis is never used to contradict two ideas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. ..... she knows how hard this task will be. A) Little. B) Rarely. C) Nowhere. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little. 10. $\rightarrow$ Had it not BEING for the war, women would not have gotten the vote. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 11. Which statement is appropriate for Standard English? A) She does not want to meet no one. B) He did not get no message about his application. C) You cannot choose no three items of clothing. D) I did not notice any changes in the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I did not notice any changes in the office. 12. He was not at all to blame for the accident.In ..... blame for the accident. A) No circumstances was he to. B) No way was he to. C) No time he was to. D) No way he was to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No way was he to. 13. $\rightarrow$ Rarely does one findS such clear explanations. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 14. Choose the correct cleft form: "I met John in Paris." A) What I met was John in Paris. B) It was Paris that I met John in. C) All I met in Paris was John. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Paris that I met John in. 15. Emphasis in simple present and simple past can be added by the different form of: A) Do. B) Have. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 16. We indicate strong concession bordering on contrast.According to this explanation, which one is correct? A) Even though I do not usually enjoy fiction, I did enjoy John King's latest novel. B) They certainly did see us at the exposition. C) Sam is going to America during the winter break. D) Greg really does know the answer the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though I do not usually enjoy fiction, I did enjoy John King's latest novel. 17. Do/in/way/this/is/not/that. A) This is no way that. B) In no way is this that. C) In no way is this acceptable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In no way is this acceptable. 18. I. Noncountable nounsII. Singular countable nounsIII. Plural countable nounsWe use "no" with ..... Which one or ones complete the blank? A) Only I. B) I and II. C) I and III. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II and III. 19. ..... who lent him the money. (a) A) Mary. B) A. It was Mary. C) Mary it was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. It was Mary. 20. What is emphasized in this sentence? What surprised everyone was the announcement of her promotion. A) Everyone. B) Surprised. C) The announcement of her promotion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The announcement of her promotion. 21. Which sentence emphasizes the noise? A) What we heard was the noise. B) It was us who heard the noise. C) The noise we heard was loud. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What we heard was the noise. 22. Nowhere ..... a more beautiful view than this. A) Will. B) Do. C) Does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 23. Choose the correct "What" cleft:I need a holiday. A) What I need is a holiday. B) What is a holiday I need. C) It was a holiday what I need. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I need is a holiday. 24. Which sentence emphasizes the event? A) That was the concert that I enjoyed the most. B) I enjoyed the concert most. C) The concert was enjoyable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That was the concert that I enjoyed the most. 25. Choose the option that conveys the message below accurately and emphatically.Some people interrupt others all the time, which annoys me. A) What I can't stand is the way some people interrupt others all the time. B) The thing that I can't stand the way some people interrupt others all the time. C) The one thing that drives crazy is the way some people interrupt others all the time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I can't stand is the way some people interrupt others all the time. 26. It ..... the new restaurant in town that serves amazing sushi. A) DO. B) WAS. C) IS. D) DOES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IS. 27. Did/rarely/make/mistakes/he. A) Rarely he did make mistakes. B) Rarely did he make mistakes. C) He rarely did make mistakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely did he make mistakes. 28. What is emphasized in this sentence? All she wanted was a cup of tea. A) She wanted. B) All. C) A cup of tea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A cup of tea. 29. Which one is neutral form of the following sentence? I heard nothing new at the meeting. A) I heard anything new at the meeting. B) I heard something new at the meeting. C) I didn't hear something same at the meeting. D) I didn't hear anything new at the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I didn't hear anything new at the meeting. 30. What is emphasized? It was in Paris that they met. A) Paris. B) Met. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 31. Only after ..... the news did I realize the seriousness of the situation. A) Hearing. B) Iheard. C) Didhearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearing. 32. Choose the correct sentence emphasizing the discovery: A) What amazed scientists was the new species. B) It was amazed scientists who discovered the new species. C) The new species amazed scientists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What amazed scientists was the new species. 33. We can combine "no" with other words to make compounds. Which of the following does not contain a compound noun? A) They played very well but scored no goals. B) She felt disappointed because nobody remembered her birthday. C) I understand nothing about the press conference. D) If he is too busy, he can go nowhere for vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They played very well but scored no goals. 34. At no time ..... he lie to us. A) Did. B) Has. C) Does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 35. ..... I hate about reality shows is how they promote superficial values. A) WHEN. B) WHAT. C) WHY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHAT. 36. A:Why didn't you call me last night? I was waiting!B:What? I ..... call you! Check your phone! A) DID. B) WAS. C) HAD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DID. 37. Choose the best answer- "I don't feel like going to work today"- " ..... Let's go to the cinema instead" A) So do I. B) Neither don't I. C) So don't I. D) Neither do I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither do I. 38. ..... do I remember such an amazing event. A) Always. B) Never. C) Rarely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 39. Rarely do you read any good news in the newspaper. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 40. Complete the cleft sentence to emphasize the object:All he wanted was ..... A) To win the race. B) He wanted. C) The race. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win the race. 41. It is unusual for patients to recover completely ..... completely. A) Rarely patients recover. B) Rarely do patients recover. C) Little do patients recover. D) Little patients recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely do patients recover. 42. In no way YOU WILL GET that job with an attitude like that. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 43. ..... he loves about hiking is that he is surrounded by nature. A) WHY. B) WHAT. C) WHERE. D) WHEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHAT. 44. Choose the option that conveys the message below accurately and emphatically.I hate it when people don't text back. A) What hates is when people don't text back. B) What the most I hate is when people don't text back. C) The thing I really hate is when people don't text back. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The thing I really hate is when people don't text back. 45. Not only was Churchill a strong wartime leader, but he was also a brilliant orator. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 46. Only after ..... the problem did he feel relieved. A) Solving. B) Solved. C) Didsolving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solving. 47. $\rightarrow$ Never have I seen such courage. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 48. Choose the correct "It" cleft:The winner of the competition was Lisa. A) It was Lisa who was the winner of the competition. B) Lisa was it who won the competition. C) The winner was it Lisa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Lisa who was the winner of the competition. 49. Not until ..... we leave the office. A) Do. B) Will. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 50. In no way ..... I will accept your apology. A) Will. B) Do. C) I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 51. Choose the correct cleft for emphasis on Mike: "Mike cooked dinner." A) It was Mike who cooked dinner. B) What cooked dinner was Mike. C) All Mike did cooked dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Mike who cooked dinner. 52. I didn't recognize your dad, but I ..... recognize your mom. A) DID. B) DO. C) DOES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DID. 53. Complete the sentence to emphasize the time: ..... that I first visited London. A) It was last summer. B) All last summer. C) What I visited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was last summer. 54. Not/until/the/speak/he/did/truth/the. A) Not until he the truth did speak. B) Not until he spoke the truth did I believe. C) Not did he speak the truth until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until he spoke the truth did I believe. 55. Have/I/not/she/at/time/ever/heard/that. A) I have ever heard that at no time. B) At no time have I ever heard that. C) No time I have heard that ever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At no time have I ever heard that. 56. As he checked the results he didn't expect what he found. Little ..... found when he checked the results A) Did he expected what he. B) Did he expect what he. C) Had he expected what he. D) He expected what he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he expect what he. 57. Emphasis can be added by auxiliar verbs do/does/was A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Choose the correct "What" cleft: "I need a break." A) What I need is a break. B) What a break I need. C) It is needing a break what I want. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I need is a break. 59. ..... do we need a massive increase in investment, but we also need to rethink the way we educate the young about physical and mental well-being. A) Rarely. B) Little. C) Not only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only. 60. What do empathic structures help people do? A) Focus only on their own emotions. B) To give force to the words used. C) Avoid emotional connections. D) Ignore other people's emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give force to the words used. 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