GRAMMAR QUIZ 8.
5 ● ANSWER KEY
Group A
8.5 Emphasis – cleft sentences and inversion
Exercise 1
1 All I’m saying is that
2 What I find hard to believe is that
3 What happened was that
4 What they did was to
5 It’s the passive acceptance
Exercise 2
1 happens is that sea creatures eat
2 he did was (to) invent a device that cleans
up
3 his invention that we read about
4 they do is (they) mistake the plastic /
happens is that they mistake the plastic
5 frightening is how much garbage floats
Exercise 3
1 [Never] have I seen such poverty.
2 [Under] no circumstances would he admit
that.
3 [Not] only could it clean the ocean but it
could also generate profit.
4 [Rarely] have I come across such well-
written articles.
5 [In no] way is she similar to her mum.
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Group B
8.5 Emphasis – cleft sentences and inversion
Exercise 1
1 What I find interesting is
2 It’s her that
3 All I’m saying is
4 It’s the fear that
5 What they did was
Exercise 2
1 they do is just dump the waste
2 happened is that the sea level has risen
3 him that they mentioned
4 interesting is how much remains
5 I’m saying is that global warming cannot
Exercise 3
1 [Rarely] have I seen such a clean hotel!
2 [Never] will there be too much love in the
world.
3 [Not] only do the plastics release toxins but
they also get eaten by fish.
4 [In no] way is he a role model.
5 [Under] no circumstances would she litter.