This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Emphasis > Emphatic Structures – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emphatic Structures Quiz 1 (25 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) I did not notice any changes in the office. D) You cannot choose no three items of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 way he was to. B) No way was he to. C) No circumstances was he to. D) No time 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. Sit down. (a) A) A. Do sit down. B) Did sit down. C) I sit down. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Do sit down. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. ..... 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Nowhere ..... a more beautiful view than this. A) Will. B) Do. C) Does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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