This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds As Subjects – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds As Subjects Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why don't you like listening to rock music? A) SUBJECT. B) OBJECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OBJECT. 2. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as a subject complement. A) Teaching him is rewarding. B) Teaching is his job. C) He loves teaching. D) His job is teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His job is teaching. 3. Which of the following sentences uses 'it' with an infinitive correctly? A) It is important studying for exams. B) It is important to studying for exams. C) It is important to study for exams. D) To study for exams is important it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is important to study for exams. 4. Discovering new places in my city is my hobby. A) SUBJECT. B) OBJECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SUBJECT. 5. ..... is good for both the body and the mind. A) Swims. B) Swimming. C) Swim. D) To swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming. 6. ..... a parking space is difficult in the mornings. A) Found. B) Finding. C) Finds. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finding. 7. Identify the sentence that uses a gerund as a subject. A) To read is enjoyable. B) Reads is enjoyable. C) Reading is enjoyable. D) It is enjoyable to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading is enjoyable. 8. ..... is important for a healthy lifestyle. A) Exercised. B) Exercising. C) Exercise. D) To exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercising. 9. Where do we place the "gerund" when it's working as an object of preposition? A) After the subject. B) After the verb be. C) Before the subject. D) After a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After a preposition. 10. I enjoy swimming in the ocean. A) Verb. B) Subject. C) Object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object. 11. Eating vegetables is important for a balanced diet. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 12. Is the gerund the subject or the object? I enjoy jumping the rope with my friends. A) Object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object. 13. In the sentence 'Singing makes her happy', what is the subject? A) Happy. B) Singing. C) Her. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 14. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?I hate losing games. A) Hate. B) I. C) Losing games. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Losing games. 15. What is the gerund in the sentence:'Jogging every morning keeps me healthy.' A) Keeps. B) Morning. C) Jogging. D) Healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jogging. 16. Does Olivia enjoy getting up early? A) SUBJECT. B) OBJECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OBJECT. 17. Choose the correct sentence with the gerunds as a subject. A) Sleeping is an activity that all animals do. B) Sleeps is an activity that all animals do. C) Sleeping are activities that all animals do. D) Sleep is an activity that all animals doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping is an activity that all animals do. 18. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Swimming is my favorite summer activity. A) Swimming. B) Summer. C) Activity. D) Favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 19. Eating lots of vegetables ..... important for good health. A) Are. B) Am. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 20. Choose the correct sentence that uses 'it' with an infinitive. A) My passion is to cook. B) Cooking is my passion. C) It is my passion to cook. D) It is my passion cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is my passion to cook. 21. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence.My friends don't like ..... They always eat at restaurants. A) Driving. B) Swimming. C) Cooking. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking. 22. She is painting. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 23. ..... water is important. A) Save. B) Saving. C) Saved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saving. 24. What is the subject? Reading improves your vocabulary. A) Reading. B) Improves. C) Vocabulary. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 25. What is the gerund in the sentence:Reading books is a great way to learn. A) Reading. B) Learn. C) Books. D) Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 26. I THINK SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO PLAY SOCCER. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 27. In the sentence 'Jogging every morning keeps me fit, ' what role does the gerund play? A) Object of the Preposition. B) Indirect Object. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 28. True or False:In this sentence, the word 'sleeping' is a gerund. "My cat is sleeping on the sunny windowsill." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. ..... books is one of my favorite hobbies. A) Read. B) Reads. C) Reading. D) To read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 30. Running is good for your health. A) Object. B) Subject. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 31. Climbing the hill is difficult. A) Gerund as subject. B) Gerund as object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund as subject. 32. What type of gerund is in the following sentence? Playing the violin helps me relax. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 33. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence ..... is a great way to relax after a long day. A) Reading. B) Reads. C) Read. D) Readed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 34. The boy enjoys playing. A) Gerund as subject. B) Gerund as object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund as object. 35. They discussed ..... a new plan for the project. A) To create. B) Creating. C) Creates. D) Create. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating. 36. I love eat pizza A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 37. Which of the following is NOT a gerund? A) Reading. B) Swimming. C) Running. D) To swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To swim. 38. Identify the gerund in the sentence:Her favorite activity is dancing. A) Favorite. B) Is. C) Dancing. D) Activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dancing. 39. Choose the sentence with the gerund as the subject of the sentence. A) Eating people is wrong. B) Guitars are expensive. C) I am working right now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating people is wrong. 40. Which is the best way to rewrite this idea using a gerund as the subject? 'To study for a test is important.' A) You should be studying for the important test. B) A test is important for studying. C) Studying for a test is important. D) To studying for a test is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying for a test is important. 41. I feel like staying home tonight A) Gerund as subject. B) Gerund as object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund as object. 42. Choose the sentence that has the gerund as a subject. A) Eating local food is a good way to help people. B) I practice my English everyday. C) I hate waiting in lines. D) I'm worried about taking the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating local food is a good way to help people. 43. ..... too many sweets can lead to health problems. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eat. D) Eats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 44. SHE LOVES COOKING FOR HER FAMILY. A) THE GERUND IS USED AS A SUBJECT. B) THE GERUND IS USED AND AN OBJECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) THE GERUND IS USED AND AN OBJECT. 45. Do you want to have a high-paying job? A) Choose a job that you can keep for your whole life. You could be a federal judge, a public school teacher, or a university professor. B) Be something that will allow you to explore other places and other cultures, like an environmentalist or a tour guide. C) You may want to look into being a financial analyst, a doctor, or a stockbroker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You may want to look into being a financial analyst, a doctor, or a stockbroker. 46. I am considering ..... a new course next semester. A) Took. B) Take. C) To take. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking. 47. In the sentence 'Her favorite activity is painting, ' what role does 'painting' play? A) Complement. B) Subject. C) Object. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complement. 48. Gerunds will only ever function as a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. They postponed ..... the meeting until next week. A) To have. B) Having. C) Have. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 50. We are studying gerunds. A) Verb. B) Subject. C) Object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 51. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence ..... TV is bad for my eyes. That's what my mother says. A) Watches. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching. 52. What is the subject? The dog barked loudly. A) Dog. B) Barked. C) The. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog. 53. In the sentence 'Cooking is an art, ' what is the function of the gerund? A) Object of the Preposition. B) Subject. C) Indirect Object. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 54. Where do we place the "gerund" when it's working as an adjective? A) After the verb be. B) Before a noun. C) Both are correct. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 55. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?Squidward always talks about playing his clarinet. A) Always talks. B) About. C) Playing his clarinet. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing his clarinet. 56. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence ..... is not allowed during the exam. A) Talked. B) Talk. C) Talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talking. 57. What is the subject? Swimming is a good exercise. A) Good. B) Exercise. C) Is. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 58. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund? A) I love to swim. B) He likes to run. C) Swimming is fun. D) Running every day is tiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming is fun. 59. Going to the theater with was ..... A) Fun. B) Funny. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fun. 60. She loves dancing in the rain. A) Verb. B) Subject. C) Object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object. Next →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds As Subjects Quiz 2Gerunds As Subjects Quiz 3Gerunds As Subjects Quiz 4Bare Infinitive QuizGerunds After Verbs + Prepositions QuizGerunds And Infinitives QuizGerunds QuizInfinitive And Gerund Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books