This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. The thing that drives me mad is their attitude. A) The thing (interests/ surprises/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . B) The reason why is . C) The (thing/ place/ person ) that (surprises interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The (thing/ place/ person ) that (surprises interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . 2. Susan doesn't like oysters, ..... ? A) Did she. B) Does she. C) Doesn't she. D) She does. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does she. 3. In a WH-cleft sentence, the emphasized part usually appears as: A) The subject only. B) An adjective. C) A noun or noun phrase after "be". D) An adverb of time only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or noun phrase after "be". 4. Which of the following cleft sentences is incorrect in terms of structure? A) It was in the library that I found the missing book. B) What she needs is a bit of encouragement. C) The reason why he left early is because he was sick. 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. 5. 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. 6. It's my brother ..... gave me this hat on my birthday. A) He. B) Whose. C) Which. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 7. 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) It is the results that they will announce tomorrow. D) The results will be announced by them tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the results that they will announce tomorrow. 8. "It's the old man ..... feeds the birds every morning." A) Who. B) Which. C) What. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 9. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is the flowers that I bought them yesterday.' A) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday. B) It is the flowers that I bought them last week. C) It is the flowers that I bought for you yesterday. D) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the flowers that I bought yesterday. 10. ? 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. 11. ..... 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. 12. 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. 13. What type of cleft sentence is:'What I want is a new phone.'? A) Extraposed cleft sentence. B) Wh-cleft sentence. C) Pseudo-cleft sentence. D) It-cleft sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It-cleft sentence. 14. 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. 15. Give, gave, A) Give. B) Gived. C) Given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Given. 16. Complete the following sentence: ..... was ..... who finished the report on time. A) It / her. B) It / she. C) That / her. D) That / she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It / she. 17. I don't know the title but I recognize the ..... of this song. A) Sound. B) Rhyme. C) Tune. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tune. 18. What kind of information is emphasized in an it-cleft sentence? A) Time expressions only. B) New or important information. C) The subject every time. D) Grammar rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New or important information. 19. 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. 20. Choose the correct sentence. She needs confidence. A) It is confidence she needs. B) What she needs is confidence. C) What does she need is confidence. D) She needs what is confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What she needs is confidence. 21. You ..... talk to your parents about your problem. They will give you the best advice. A) Should. B) Should not. C) Have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 22. (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. 23. Select the sentence that emphasizes the object. A) Who is reading a novel by Abai is Dauren. B) What Dauren is reading is a novel by Abai. C) It is Dauren who is reading a novel by Abai. D) What Dauren is doing is reading a novel by Abai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What Dauren is reading is a novel by Abai. 24. What is the primary function of a cleft sentence? A) To add extra information to a sentence. B) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. C) To make a sentence more complex. D) To connect two sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. 25. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:One thing I think we should do ..... A) That he decided to spill the beans. B) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. C) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. D) Was the humor, it was hilarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. 26. 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. 27. ..... 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. 28. 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. 29. "We want honesty." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) What we want are honesty. B) What we want is honesty. C) What we wanted is honesty. D) What we was wants honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What we want is honesty. 30. Which of the following is a cleft sentence? A) 'He is a doctor.' B) 'It is he who is a doctor.' A) 'It is he who is a doctor.'. B) 'He was a doctor.'. C) 'They are doctors.'. D) 'She is a teacher.'. 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