Cleft Sentences Quiz - M6

What is the main purpose of cleft sentences?

• To ask a question

• To make the sentence shorter

• To add emphasis

• To correct speaker

What is the structure of an It-cleft sentence?

• What + clause + verb

• It + be + emphasized info + that/who + clause

• Verb + clause + subject

• Clause + it + verb

Which sentence is an example of an It-cleft?

• That noise annoyed me.

• It was the noise that annoyed me.

• I was annoyed by noise.

• What annoyed me was noise.

What type of cleft sentence is this: "What I enjoy is reading fantasy novels"?

• It-cleft

• What-cleft

• Passive voice

• Relative clause

In the sentence "It was Grace who helped me," what is being emphasized?

• The help

• Grace

• Me

• The action

Which cleft sentence focuses on an action?

• What surprised me was the ending.

• It was the dog that barked.

• What he did was to explain everything.

• It was John who left early.

"It was yesterday ______ I saw him."

• who

• what

• that

• which

Which of the following uses "who" correctly in a cleft sentence?

• It's the phone who rings at night.

• It's my mom who always gives me money.

• It's the book who I read.

• It's the homework who is difficult.

"It's the old man ______ feeds the birds every morning."

• who

• which

• what

• that

What is correct in forming a What-cleft?

• What + verb + to be + clause

• What + clause + be + emphasized info

• Be + clause + what

• Clause + be + what