Clefts in English Quiz

1. What is the primary purpose of using clefts in English?

To create confusion
To emphasize a specific part of a sentence
To add unnecessary details
To simplify sentences

2. Which of the following is a type of cleft in English?

Wh-clefts
Why-clefts
Where-clefts
Which-clefts

3. Which sentence is an example of an It-cleft?

What I need is a good night's sleep.
It was John who broke the vase.
It was because of the rain that we canceled the picnic.
Both B and C

4. When are clefts typically used?

To de-emphasize a point
To make writing less persuasive
To emphasize a particular element of a sentence
To make sentences more ambiguous

5. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using clefts?

Can make writing more complex
Can be overused
Can make writing sound unnatural
Can add emphasis to a sentence

6. Which of the following sentences uses a Wh-cleft?

It was John who broke the vase.
What I need is a good night's sleep.
It was because of the rain that we canceled the picnic.
Both A and C

7. Which sentence is NOT a cleft sentence?

It was John who broke the vase.
The vase was broken by John.
What I need is a good night's sleep.
It was because of the rain that we canceled the picnic.

8. Which type of cleft is formed using "what" or "who" followed by a form of "to be"?

It-clefts
Wh-clefts
Emphatic clefts
None of the above

9. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using clefts?

They can add emphasis to a sentence
They can make writing more persuasive
They can make writing simpler and easier to read
They can help avoid ambiguity

10. Which sentence correctly uses an Emphatic cleft?

What I need is a good night's sleep.
It was John who broke the vase.
It was because of the rain that we canceled the picnic.
Both B and C