Clefts in English Quiz

What is the primary purpose of using clefts in English?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which of the following is a type of cleft in English?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which sentence is an example of an It-cleft?Choose the correct answer:

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

When are clefts typically used?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using clefts?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which of the following sentences uses a Wh-cleft?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which sentence is NOT a cleft sentence?Choose the correct answer:

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.

Which type of cleft is formed using "what" or "who" followed by a form of "to be"?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using clefts?Choose the correct answer:

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

Which sentence correctly uses an Emphatic cleft?Choose the correct answer:

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