GRAMMAR QUIZ 8.
5 ● GROUP A
Name: __________________________________
Class: __________________________________
Total: _________/15
8.5 Emphasis – cleft sentences and inversion
1 Put the words in brackets in the correct order
to make cleft sentences.
0 (that / what / find / I / is / shocking) people still
believe in that.
What I find shocking is that people still believe
in that.
1 (saying / I’m / all / that / is) it’s a silly
assumption to make.
______________________________________
it’s a silly assumption to make.
2 (hard / that / what / find / I / to / is / believe)
they didn’t leave any fingerprints.
______________________________________
they didn’t leave any fingerprints.
3 (happened / that / what / was) he eventually
called the police.
______________________________________
he eventually called the police.
4 (they / what / was / to / did) analyse the
samples in the laboratory.
______________________________________
analyse the samples in the laboratory.
5 (the / acceptance / passive / it’s ) that annoys
me the most.
______________________________________
that annoys me the most.
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2 Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use the words in capitals.
0 I find it shocking that people still believe in that. IS
What I find shocking is that people still believe in
that.
1 Sea creatures eat the plastic. HAPPENS
What _________________________________
_____________________________ the plastic.
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2 He invented a device that cleans up oceans.
DID
What__________________________________
_______________________________ oceans.
3 We read about his invention in a newspaper.
THAT
It’s ___________________________________
_________________________ in a newspaper.
4 They mistake the plastic for jellyfish. IS
What _________________________________
____________________________ for jellyfish.
5 It’s frightening how much garbage floats in the
Pacific Ocean. IS
What’s ________________________________
_____________________ in the Pacific Ocean.
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3 Rewrite these sentences using inversion.
0 You’re wrong and you’re being arrogant.
Not only are you wrong but you’re also being
arrogant.
1 I have never seen such poverty.
Never _________________________________
_____________________________________ .
2 He wouldn’t admit that under any
circumstances.
Under _________________________________
_____________________________________ .
3 It could clean the ocean and also generate
profit.
Not ___________________________________
_____________________________________ .
4 I have rarely come across such well-written
articles.
Rarely _________________________________
_____________________________________ .
5 She isn’t similar to her mum in any way.
In no __________________________________
_____________________________________ .
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