It Cleft Sentences Quiz

In this It cleft sentences quiz you are given the normal sentence and then three choices - one is a correct cleft sentence of the original. 

Take a look at this cleft sentence lesson if you are unsure about how to make these types of sentence. 

It Cleft Sentence Quiz

Multiple Choice

Instructions

You need to turn these sentences into correct 'it cleft' sentences. Which is the correct choice?

1. Tom fixed the car.
It was the car which fixed Tom.
It was Tom who fixed the car. 
It is Tom fixing the car.
2. They moved to London in 2020.
It was in 2020 which they moved to London.
It was to London that they moved in 2020. 
It is 2020 in which they move to London.
3. Lisa sent the email this morning.
It was this morning when the email Lisa sent.
It is the email what Lisa sent this morning. 
It was this morning that Lisa sent the email.
4. The manager approved the budget.
It was the manager who approved the budget. 
It was the budget who approved the manager.
It is the approval that the manager budgeted.
5. She called her brother yesterday.
It was yesterday her brother who she called.
It was her brother that she called yesterday. 
It were her brother whom she called yesterday.
6. We met during the conference.
It was during the conference that we met. 
It is the conference when we met.
It met together during the conference.
7. Jack repaired the window with glue.
It was repaired by glue the window by Jack.
It was Jack who repairs with the glue window.
It was with glue that Jack repaired the window. 
8. Emma chose the blue dress.
It was the blue dress that Emma chose. 
It was Emma who the blue dress chose.
It was to choose the blue dress Emma that did.
9. They arrived at noon.
It was noon that they arrive.
It was at noon that they arrived. 
It was they who noon arrived.
10. We discussed the plan in detail.
It was in detail that the plan discussed.
It was the plan that was discussed by us in detail.
It was the plan that we discussed in detail. 

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