This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence that correctly emphasizes the place A) It was in Almaty that they held the meeting. B) It was the meeting that they held in Almaty. C) What they held in Almaty was the meeting. D) In Almaty is where they held the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was in Almaty that they held the meeting. 2. Which of the following is a cleft sentence? A) She quickly finished her homework. B) It was in the morning that I realized my mistake. C) The cat sat on the windowsill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was in the morning that I realized my mistake. 3. In it-cleft sentences, you normally include who or that. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. ..... he decided was to take a gap year. A) What. B) It. C) Study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 5. It ..... swimming that I really enjoyed. A) Be. B) Were. C) Was. D) Am. E) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 6. "They finished the project last night." Select the correct cleft sentence. A) It was last night they finished the project. B) It is last night that they finished the project. C) It was last night that they finished the project. D) It was last night which they finished the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was last night that they finished the project. 7. Which of the following is NOT a type of cleft sentence? A) The reason why. B) The thing that. C) The place where. D) The time when. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The time when. 8. Why are cleft sentences considered useful in emphasizing certain information? A) Cleft sentences are confusing and convoluted. B) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by structuring the sentence to highlight the desired element. C) Cleft sentences decrease the clarity of the message. D) Cleft sentences are rarely used in formal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleft sentences emphasize specific information by structuring the sentence to highlight the desired element. 9. It's the size of the fine that makes me angry. A) What (surprises/ interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . B) The reason why is . C) It's the that . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's the that . 10. Convert to a What-Cleft Sentence:'I need a good night's sleep.' A) What I need is a good night's sleep. B) What I require is a good night's rest. C) What I desire is a good night's sleep. D) What I want is a good night's slumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I need is a good night's sleep. 11. Which part of the original sentence is emphasized in a cleft sentence? A) The subject. B) The verb. C) The object. D) The adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject. 12. She bought the dress. A) It was the dress that she bought. B) It was the dress who she bought. C) It is the dress when she bought. D) It was the dress where she bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the dress that she bought. 13. What is the purpose of the introductory element in a cleft sentence? A) To confuse the reader. B) To provide additional information. C) To focus attention on a specific part of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To focus attention on a specific part of the sentence. 14. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. A) Envelope. B) Album. C) Usually. D) Accompany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accompany. 15. Nominalization is ..... possible to use in a noun group instead of one or more ..... or ..... groups. A) Often/verb/adjective. B) Always/verb/adjective. C) Often/noun/adjective. D) Often/noun/verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often/verb/adjective. 16. This is your wife, ..... ? A) Is this. B) Isn't this. C) Isn't it. D) Is it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't it. 17. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is the movie that I liked it.' A) It is the movie that I liked. B) It is the movie that I liked it too. C) The movie is what I liked. D) I liked it the movie that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the movie that I liked. 18. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... to do is hire the best designer you can find. A) Who's. B) The thing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The thing. 19. Only because she had to support her family ..... to leave school. A) That Alice decides. B) Did Alice decide. C) Does Alice decide. D) Alice decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did Alice decide. 20. Choose the correct cleft: A) It was she who sang the song. B) She it was who sang the song. C) It were she who sang the song. D) She was it who sang the song. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was she who sang the song. 21. "IT" ..... be used to emphasize adverbial phrases A) Could. B) Can not. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 22. Explain the purpose of using cleft sentences in writing. A) Cleft sentences are used to confuse readers. B) The purpose of using cleft sentences in writing is to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. C) The purpose of cleft sentences is to simplify complex ideas. D) Using cleft sentences in writing helps to hide important information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of using cleft sentences in writing is to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. 23. There is often a ..... between parents and children in the family. A) Generation gap. B) Break-up. C) Table manner. D) Childcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generation gap. 24. Transform 'They built the house' into a cleft sentence. A) They have built the house. B) It was they who built the house. C) The house was built by them. D) They are building the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was they who built the house. 25. Which of the following pairs of sentences demonstrates the correct transformation? A) The artist painted the mural. $\rightarrow$ It was the mural what the artist painted. B) She solved the problem. $\rightarrow$ It was she who solved the problem. C) We arrived late to the meeting. $\rightarrow$ It was late when we arrived to the meeting. D) They hosted the event last year. $\rightarrow$ It was they hosted the event last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She solved the problem. $\rightarrow$ It was she who solved the problem. ← 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