This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Verbal Functions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Functions Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? Would you like to lend me a pencil for fifth period? A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 2. What is the function of the verbal?Please keep students from running in the hallway. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Adjective. E) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Object of a preposition. 3. What is the function of the verbal?I love to relax at the beach. A) Adjective. B) Object of a preposition. C) Subject complement. D) Direct object. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 4. What type of verbal?The squeaking wheel alerted the mechanic to a potential problem. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 5. What is the function of the verbal?Exploring will let you experience a new culture. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Object of a preposition. D) Subject. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 6. What type of verbal phrase is green?Amazed by the bright city lights, Buddy wanders around New York. A) Participial. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 7. What is the gerund in the following sentence?Running for political office would be kind of exciting. A) Running. B) Exciting. C) Office. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 8. Verbal and Verbal Functions A) A verb form that only functions as a noun. B) A verb form that only functions as an adverb. C) A verb form that only functions as an adjective. D) A verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. 9. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:More students are graduating high school each year. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 10. An infinitive ALWAYS looks like ..... A) Verb ending in-en. B) To + verb. C) Verb ending in-ing. D) Verb ending in-ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To + verb. 11. What type of verbal?To sit perfectly still is difficult. A) Gerund. B) Not a verbal. C) Participle. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infinitive. 12. Determine the FUNCTION of the INFINITIVE in the following sentence:To know the client is important when interviewing. A) Adjective. B) Subject. C) Adverb. D) Direct object. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 13. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:Knitting is her favorite hobby. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Object of preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 14. Gerunds always end in ..... A) -ing. B) -ed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing. 15. What type of verbal?Exploring will let you experience a new culture. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Not a verbal. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 16. Which blue phrase is a gerund phrase? A) Volunteering at the animal shelter was a great experience for Jenna. B) Holding back his tears, Ray said goodbye to his family. C) Pedro brought a discarded sweater to the lost and found. D) The students worked to revise the school dress code. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volunteering at the animal shelter was a great experience for Jenna. 17. An infinitive is a verb form that begins with the word ..... A) To. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 18. An infinitive verbal phrase can act like a ..... , ..... , or ..... A) A noun, an adjective, or an adverb. B) A noun, a conjunction, or a preposition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun, an adjective, or an adverb. 19. What type of verbal phrase is green?Buddy wanders around New York. A) Participial. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 20. Determine the FUNCTION of the INFINITIVE in the following sentence:My sister wants to hibernate like a bear next winter. A) Subject. B) Adjective. C) Subject complement. D) Adverb. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Direct object. 21. What type of verbal?To swim wild and free, like a dolphin, would be fun! A) Infinitive. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 22. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:Teaching is hard work. A) Object of preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 23. What is the RED phrase?Singing her heart out, the toddler knew all the words to Fancy. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 24. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence? A) Designing buses and cars. B) One thing you could be doing. C) To become a product engineer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Designing buses and cars. 25. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? Many people celebrate New Year's Day by making noise. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the prepostion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the prepostion. 26. What is the best definition of an infinitive? A) A verb phrase with an-ing word. B) A verb that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. C) A combination of helping verbs and other words. D) The word "to" plus a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The word "to" plus a verb. 27. A gerund ALWAYS looks like ..... A) To + verb. B) Verb ending in-en. C) Verb ending in-ed. D) Verb ending in-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb ending in-ing. 28. What is the function of the verbal?My uncle from Michigan likes running. A) Adjective. B) Object of a preposition. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Direct object. 29. Verbals are verb forms that serve as another part of speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? In almost every American town, holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 31. What type of verbal?Traveling gives you a chance at visiting the world. A) Not a verbal. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 32. What is the function of the verbal?My sister's favorite weekend activity is relaxing. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Direct object. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject complement. 33. What type of verbal?My uncle from Michigan likes running. A) Not a verbal. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 34. What type of verbal is green?The elves put the wrapped presents into the bag. A) Participial. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 35. Consider this sentence: "The barking dog kept us awake all night." Here, we have a verbal "barking." Can you identify its function in the sentence? A) Gerund function as a Noun. B) Participle functioning as an Adjective. C) Infinitive functioning as as an Adjective. D) Infinitive functioning as an Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle functioning as an Adjective. 36. What is the function of the verbal?The teacher asked you to get quiet. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Object of a preposition. D) Subject complement. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 37. What type of verbal?My sister's favorite weekend activity is relaxing. A) Gerund. B) Not a verbal. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 38. A verbal is a group of words that ..... A) Functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence. B) Contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone. C) Always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment. D) Contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech. 39. Participial verbal phrases are verb forms that act like ..... A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 40. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:Drinking a healthy amount of water is extremely important. A) Object of preposition. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 41. What kind of phrase is in red? Do you want to go to the early movie or the late one? A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) None. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 42. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:Ms. Booker enjoys teaching ELA. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 43. What type of verbal phrase is green?I want to go ice skating with Buddy! A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 44. What type of verbal?A good hobby for kids can be painting. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Not a verbal. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 45. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?When I was growing up, I remember going to the lake to fish in the summers. A) Going to the lake to fish in the summers. B) To the lake. C) To fish in the summers. D) Growing up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going to the lake to fish in the summers. 46. What is the function of the verbal?Traveling gives you a chance at visiting the world. A) Adjective. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Object of a preposition. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 47. What is the function of a verbal in a sentence? A) To connect two clauses. B) To function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. C) To act as a main verb. D) To modify a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. 48. Which sentence does NOT use a gerund? A) Eating watermelon reminds me of the summertime. B) Simon is performing on Broadway in New York next year. C) I mostly enjoy reading books about mythological creatures. D) People become better surfers by practicing for hours and hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simon is performing on Broadway in New York next year. 49. Is the participle in RED being used as an ADJECTIVE or part of a LINKING VERB PHRASE? The pizza will remain frozen until the day before the party, A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 50. What kind of phrase is in red? I have talked to almost everyone about the talent show. A) None. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 51. What kind of phrase in in red? Deciding on one will be hard. A) Infinitive. B) None. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 52. What is the function of the verbal?The squeaking wheel alerted the mechanic to a potential problem. A) Subject. B) Subject complement. C) Adjective. D) Direct object. E) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 53. Gerund verbal phrases act like ..... A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns. 54. Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase? A) The squawking geese kept me awake camping by the lakeside. B) After brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete. C) Peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant. D) Kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal. 55. What is the function of the verbal?Keith researched different methods for measuring. A) Direct object. B) Object of a preposition. C) Subject. D) Adjective. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of a preposition. 56. What kind of phrase is in red?We took the subway to Columbia Square. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 57. What type of verbal phrase is green?My friends and I love to watch the movie Elf. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 58. What is the function of the verbal?The fallen snow is all over my car. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject complement. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 59. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? Making New Year's resolutions is another tradition. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 60. Participialverbal phrases are verb forms that act like ..... A) Adverbs. B) Nouns. C) Verbs. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectives. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerbal Functions Quiz 2Case Marking QuizCase System QuizFunctional Grammar QuizIdeational Metafunction QuizInterpersonal Metafunction QuizLexical Grammar QuizLexical Relations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books