Cleft Sentences

What we ______________ that learning can take place almost anywhere.

• now know is

• now know was

• have we never

• we have is

Make this a cleft sentence: The only thing I need is a cup of coffee!

• What I need is a cup of coffee

• Never have I ever had a cup of coffee

• Nowhere can I find a cup of coffee

• A cup of coffee is only what I need right now

What ____ to be elected again.

• he really want is

• he really wanted was

• he wants was

• really he wanted

Make this an inverted Cleft Sentence: John had never been to such a fantastic restaurant.

• Always had John been to such a fantastic restaurant.

• Never is John been to such a fantastic restaurant.

• Never was John been to such a fantastic restaurant.

• Never had John been to such a fantastic restaurant.

Make this an inverted cleft sentence: Experts never suspected anything was wrong.

• What experts didn't expect was that something was wrong

• Never have experts expected something was wrong

• At no time did experts expect anything was wrong

• None are correct

True or False: In inverted cleft sentences the main verb is always positive.

• True

• False

True or False: In inverted cleft sentences we always use an auxiliary verb (e.g. have, did, will)

• True

• False

True or False: In cleft sentences with "what" we add is, are, was, or were after the subject and main verb

• True

• False

What is the proper order of a cleft sentence featuring 'What"

• What, subject clause, 'to be' verb, object

• What, 'to be' verb, subject clause, object

• What, object, subject clause, 'to be verb'

• What, object, 'to be verb,' subject clause

What is the proper order of an inverted cleft sentence?

• negative adverb, auxiliary verb, complement, subject, main verb

• negative adverb, auxiliary verb, subject, main verb, compliment

• negative adverb, auxiliary verb, main verb, subject, compliment

• negative adverb, auxiliary verb, main verb, subject