This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct definition of a cleft sentence? A) A type of complex sentence used to emphasize a particular part of a statement. B) A type of sentence that has been split into two clauses. C) A type of sentence used to confuse the reader. D) A type of sentence used to express emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of complex sentence used to emphasize a particular part of a statement. 2. Convert to a What-Cleft Sentence:'We should focus on improving communication.' A) What we should focus on is improving communication. B) Improving communication is what we should focus on. C) We should focus on what improving communication is. D) What we need to focus on is communication improvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What we should focus on is improving communication. 3. Which sentence is NOT a cleft sentence? A) It was raining heavily when I arrived. B) The reason she left was that she was tired. C) What they need is some help. D) She needs some help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She needs some help. 4. Identify the focus in the following cleft sentence:It was the teacher who assigned the project. A) The student. B) The principal. C) The janitor. D) The teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher. 5. ? is important in a university application is attention to detail. A) It. B) What. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What. 6. Which emphasizes the object? A) It was Maria who solved the problem. B) It was the problem that Maria solved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the problem that Maria solved. 7. Identify the error in this cleft sentence:'It was my brother who is the best cook.' A) It was my brother who is a great cook. B) It was my brother who will be the best cook. C) The correct sentence is 'It was my brother who was the best cook.'. D) It was my brother who has been the best cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The correct sentence is 'It was my brother who was the best cook.'. 8. You should not indulge yourself ..... anything that can form a bad habit. A) In. B) On. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 9. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:The reason we failed to exempt the semester ..... 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 way that he never looked you straight in the eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. 10. When Einstein discovered the Relativity Theory in Germany. A) 1905 was. B) It is. C) It was in 1905. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was in 1905. 11. Which cleft sentence focuses on an action? A) What surprised me was the ending. B) It was the dog that barked. C) What he did was to explain everything. D) It was John who left early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What he did was to explain everything. 12. What is the cleft sentence for the original sentence 'She reads novels during her free time.'? A) What she reads during her free time is novels. B) She reads novels during her free time. C) Novels are read by her during her free time. D) During her free time, she reads novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What she reads during her free time is novels. 13. He keeps a lot of pictures and paintings. He is an art ..... A) Keeper. B) Collector. C) Guitarist. D) Relative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collector. 14. In "What she did was to apologize, " what is being emphasized? A) The apology. B) She. C) What. D) The mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The apology. 15. It was at night ..... the accident happened. A) Where. B) Which. C) That. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 16. The place (a) the long beach outside the city. A) A. that I love is. B) I love it's. C) Where I love is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. that I love is. 17. Read cleft sentences. Where is the correct one? He stole some jewellery. a What he did was steal some jewellery. b What he stole was some jewellery. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 18. Which sentence is a correct focused cleft sentence? A) The red car is what he drives. B) What he drives is the red car. C) He drives the red car. D) It is the red car that he drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The red car is what he drives. 19. Bring, brought, ..... A) Brought. B) Hi. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brought. 20. It is important for them ..... English every day. A) Practiced. B) Practice. C) To practice. D) Practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To practice. 21. Although Hoa is a distant ..... of mine, we are pretty close to each other A) Relative. B) Relation. C) Relationship. D) Relate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative. 22. It's not ..... he said that upset me, it's how he said it. A) Because. B) Where. C) What. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 23. I used to like climbing up trees and pick fruits. A) It was I that/who used to like climbing up trees and pick fruits. B) It was I that/who used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits. C) It is I that/who used to like climbing up trees and pick fruits. D) It was I whom used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was I that/who used to like climbing up trees and pick fruits. 24. ? I meant was that I'd love to come to your party. A) What. B) It. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 25. No longer ..... them to go to the music club. A) Their parents allow. B) Does their parents allow. C) Do their parents allow. D) Has their parents allow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do their parents allow. ← 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