CLEFT SENTENCES REVIEW 3 – ÔN TẬP CÂU CHẺ 3

I. Rewrite the sentences, using a CLEFT SENTENCE to emphasize the underlined part.
1. My secretary sent me a postcard when she was aboad.
____It was my secretary who sent me a postcard when she was
abroad_______________________________________________
2. The President makes the last decisions.
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3. We can’t play outside these days because the COVID-19 is widespread.
_______It was the widespread of the COVID-19 that we can’t play
outside____________________________________________
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4. She has little aptitude for languages – she can improve her Spanish just by studying hard.
_____ She has little aptitude for languages -It was by studying hard that she can improve her
Spanish______________________________________________
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5. Not until they came home did they know she was arrested.
_____It was not until they came home that they knew she was
arrested______________________________________________
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II. Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences.
6. _______ that this deadly infectious disease broke out.
A. It was Wuhan B. It was in Wuhan
C. In Wuhan D. It is known
7. _______ which the coronavirus originated in.
A. It was in a bat B. There are bats
C. It was a bat D. Bats were
8. _______ transmitted the virus to humans.
A. It was a bat B. It was from a bat that
C. A bat that D. It was a bat that
9. _______ we are advised to wash our hands frequently.
A. It is to curb the virus spread that B. It is curbing the virus spread
C. Having curbed the spread D. Curbing the spread
10. _______ is now considered as the epicenter.
A. It is New York B. It is in New York that
C. New York which D. New York
III. Circle the underlined part that needs correcting.
11. It was in November, 2019 which the COVID-19 broke out.
A B C D
12. It is due to people with cardiovascular diseases who are most
A B
likely to die of the coronavirus.
C D
13. It was because of people didn’t follow the lockdown rules that
A B
the epidemic became uncontrollable in Italy.
C D
14. It is to create herd immunity which the British government has
A B C
delayed a lockdown.
C
15. It is for young people who I believe are exempt from the virus.
A B C D
IV. Underline the NOUN CLAUSE in each of the sentences below.
16. The teacher promised to answer whatever question we would ask about Mars.
17. Whoever wins the most games wins the trophy.
18. Some parents don’t know why their kids are so hooked on action games.
19. What the teacher is saying makes no sense to me.
20. Where those people are being quarantined is not made public.
21. I think that the difference between these two substances are indiscernable.
22. Whether COVID-19 patients catch the disease again is still an unanswered question.
23. That this virus can survive on surfaces longer than expected worries scientists and doctors.
24. What we agree on is that social distancing can help curb the spread of this disease.
25. What we still don’t know is what animal transmitted the coronavirus to humans.
V. Choose the best answer.
26. I am not convinced __________ his research is conclusive.
A. what B. the fact C. that D. whether
27. You can choose ___________ dessert you like.
A. whenever B. whoever C. whichever D. however
28. _________ Ellen has been caught lying on several occasions suggests that she canot be trusted.
A. That B. When C. What D. If
29. ________ I'd like to talk about in this presentation is how to manage your time effectively.
A. That B. Whether C. What D. When
30. Somebody forgot this bag. I wonder ___________
A. whose is this bag B. whose bag is
C. whose bag it is D. is this whose bag
31. I have no idea __________ this bus goes to Los Angeles.
A. where B. wherever C. whether D. which
32. We can stop for lunch ______ we feel hungry.
A. whereever B. whenever
C. whatever D. however
VII. Combine these pairs of sentences, using a NOUN CLAUSE.
33. You can eat anything for dinner. It is fine for me.
Whatever ___you eat for dinner is fine to me_______________________________________
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34. Marvin might apply to either Harvard or Princeton. He is in two minds about that.
Marvin is in two minds about _whether to apply to Harvard or Princeton__________________________
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35. You may invite anyone to your party. It doesn’t matter to me.
Whoever ______you invite to your party doesn’t matter to me______________________________________
___________________________________________________
36. Smoking is bad for your health. This is well-established.
That _____smoking..health is well-established___________________________________________
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VIII. Circle the underlined part that needs correcting.
37. What most enjoys our family are TV musical performances.
A B C D
38. That there is no life on Mars having been proven.
A B C D
39. That Thomas Eakins studied when he was training to become an
A B
artist was not only painting but also anatomy.
 C D
40. The main content of this paper is that people should do
A B
to protect endangered species.
C D