This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Original:The cat chased the mouse. A) What was the cat that chased the mouse. B) It was the cat that chased the mouse. C) When was the cat that chased the mouse. D) Where was the cat that chased the mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the cat that chased the mouse. 2. It was last night that they announced the winner. A) A) Subject Cleft. B) B) Object Cleft. C) C) Adverbial Cleft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Adverbial Cleft. 3. Create a cleft sentence using the word 'guitar'. A) It is the guitar that she plays every day. B) The guitar is played by her every day. C) She plays the guitar every day. D) Every day she plays the guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the guitar that she plays every day. 4. ..... the first lockdown happened. A) What happened in March 2020 was. B) It was in March 2020 that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was in March 2020 that. 5. Turn this normal sentence into a cleft sentence I came back because I had forgotten to close the windows. A) The reason why I would come back is because I had forgotten to close the windows. B) The reason for coming back is that I had forgotten to close the windows. C) The reason why I came back is that I had forgotten to close the windows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The reason why I came back is that I had forgotten to close the windows. 6. Choose the best answer:It ..... that Bermuda got its name. A) Is in 1964. B) Is 1964. C) Was 1964. D) Was in 1964. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was in 1964. 7. Complete the sentence:' ..... is what I need to succeed.' A) Me. B) They. C) You. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me. 8. Create a cleft sentence using the word 'computer'. A) It is the computer that revolutionized the way we work. B) It is computer that revolutionized the way we work. C) The computer that revolutionized the way we work. D) The computer is what revolutionized the way we work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the computer that revolutionized the way we work. 9. The thing ..... enjoyed most of the trip was the food. A) All I. B) What I. C) That I. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That I. 10. Choose the best answer:My new book, ..... , is very interesting. A) It is on wild animals. B) Is on wild animals. C) Which is on wild animals. D) To be on wild animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which is on wild animals. 11. The skies became as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun. A) Surprising dark. B) Surprising darkly. C) Surprisingly dark. D) Surprisingly darkly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprisingly dark. 12. Cracking up during the conference was not a good idea:/The thing that ..... cracking up during the coference. A) Was not a good idea was. B) Not a good idea was. C) Was not a good idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not a good idea was. 13. Transform into cleft form:He won the award. A) He received the award. B) He was awarded the prize. C) The award was won by him. D) It was he who won the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was he who won the award. 14. Which grammar explanation goes with this sentence? Cleft sentences emphasizes ..... The thing that works best for us is the weekly meeting. A) The subject or object of a sentence or an adverbial phrase. B) New information. C) The action or the verb phrase in a sentence. D) A noun or verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noun or verb phrase. 15. "Did you hear that Cathrine failed her driving test again?""Yes. Such was ..... that she wouldn't speak to anyone for the rest of the day. A) To be disappointed. B) Her disappointment. C) Disappointing. D) Her disapointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her disappointment. 16. What are the two main types of cleft sentences? A) That-cleft and when-cleft. B) Subject-cleft and object-cleft. C) Why-cleft and where-cleft. D) It-cleft and wh-cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It-cleft and wh-cleft. 17. What role does the subordinating conjunction play in a cleft sentence? A) It highlights the main clause and adds unnecessary complexity to the sentence. B) It introduces the subordinate clause and emphasizes a specific element in the sentence. C) It functions as the main verb in the sentence and provides emphasis. D) It separates the subject from the predicate and clarifies the sentence structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It introduces the subordinate clause and emphasizes a specific element in the sentence. 18. Original:The key was hidden under the mat. A) What was under the mat that the key was hidden. B) It was under the mat where the key was hidden. C) When was under the mat where the key was hidden. D) Who was under the mat where the key was hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was under the mat where the key was hidden. 19. Turn this normal sentence into a cleft sentence.Anna started the trouble. A) It was Anna who started the trouble. B) It was Anna which started the trouble. C) It was Anna why started the trouble. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Anna who started the trouble. 20. Original:You will pass the exam if you study hard. A) What is if you study hard that you will pass. B) It is if you study hard that you will pass the exam. C) When is if you study hard that you will pass. D) Where is if you study hard that you will pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is if you study hard that you will pass the exam. 21. ..... about this job is how demanding it can be. A) That I don't like. B) The reason why I don't like. C) The reason I don't like. D) What I don't like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What I don't like. 22. Original:The children are playing in the garden. A) When are the children who are playing in the garden. B) It is the children who are playing in the garden. C) What are the children who are playing in the garden. D) Where are the children who are playing in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the children who are playing in the garden. 23. Which is the correct cleft sentence? A) A) It was my brother who fixed the computer. B) B) What my brother did was fix the computer. C) C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Both a and b. 24. What is the emphasized element in this all-cleft sentence: "All she talked about was the upcoming concert" ? A) She. B) Talked about. C) The upcoming concert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The upcoming concert. 25. It (A) was her husband (B) who (C) dropped out of his university and (D) setted up his business. A) A. 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