Cleft sentences, Inversion and Auxiliaries Test

What is the primary purpose of cleft sentences? Choose the correct answer:

To confuse the listener
To emphasize a particular part of a sentence
To introduce a new topic
To compare two items

How is an 'it-cleft' sentence structured? Choose the correct answer:

It starts with 'what'
It includes the word 'do' as an auxiliary verb
It begins with 'it', followed by a linking verb and a relative clause
It uses inversion for emphasis

What are 'what-cleft' sentences also known as? Choose the correct answer:

It-clefts
Pseudo-clefts
Emphatic auxiliaries
Inverted sentences

Inversion for emphasis can involve: Choose the correct answer:

Changing the tense of the verb
Moving the verb before the subject
Eliminating the need for adjectives
Adding more nouns to the sentence

Which of the following is an example of full inversion? Choose the correct answer:

"Hardly do I wake up this early."
"Do I appreciate your help!"
"Never have I ever seen such beauty."
"Is it really that late?"

Emphatic auxiliaries are used to: Choose the correct answer:

Form questions
Make a sentence negative
Add emphasis to the main verb
Change the sentence into passive voice

Which tense is NOT commonly used with emphatic auxiliaries? Choose the correct answer:

Present Simple
Past Simple
Future Simple
Present Continuous

"It was from John that I received the gift." This sentence is an example of: Choose the correct answer:

A what-cleft sentence
An it-cleft sentence
An inverted sentence
An emphatic auxiliary usage

"What I need now is a vacation." What type of cleft sentence is this? Choose the correct answer:

It-cleft
What-cleft
Inverted
None of the above

"Seldom had he felt so happy." This sentence demonstrates: Choose the correct answer:

It-cleft
What-cleft
Full inversion
Emphatic auxiliary