Grammar exercises · 12 questions
Cleft sentences exercises
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Test yourself on cleft sentences with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.
Question 1 of 12
___ the noise that keeps me awake, not the streetlight.
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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Cleft sentences lesson — A cleft sentence splits one message into two clauses to spotlight a single element: 'It was the price that shocked me' (it-cleft) or 'What I need is a longer deadline' (wh-cleft). Clefts add emphasis and contrast without changing the facts, and examiners read them as evidence of full, flexible grammatical range.
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