This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? George likes photographing birds. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct Object. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 2. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The gardener finished cutting the grass. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 3. He is saving money ..... a new phone. A) Getting. B) To get. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 4. Give this to your mother; she loves reading. A) Past participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 5. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as the subject. A) Reading books is enjoyable. B) She was reading a book. C) They have read the book. D) I enjoy reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books is enjoyable. 6. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:To eat healthily is not enough; you also need regular physical exercise. A) To eat. B) Also need. C) Regular physical exercise. D) Is not enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 7. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? You can get better by practicing every day. A) Object of a preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a preposition. 8. I hate when people don't respect traffic lights. A) I hate people's not respecting traffic lights. B) I hate people don't respecting traffic lights. C) I hate people's not respect traffic lights. D) I hate people not respecting traffic lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hate people's not respecting traffic lights. 9. What is the gerund in the following sentence?Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study. A) Study. B) Becoming. C) Takes. D) Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Becoming. 10. Identify the sentence with a gerund:'Walking in the park is fun.' A) Walking in the park is fun. B) They walked in the park. C) We will walk in the park. D) He walks in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking in the park is fun. 11. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund phrase as a predicate nominative to rename the subject? A) My one desire, winning the race, was finally achieved. B) The hardest part of the project was starting it. C) We watched the team celebrating their victory. D) I am thinking about changing my schedule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hardest part of the project was starting it. 12. One of life's pleasures is having breakfast in bed. A) Gerund as an object. B) None of them. C) Gerund as a subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund as an object. 13. Do you mind choosing the correct sentence with a possessive gerund? A) Does he playing loud music bother you?. B) Does his playing loud music bother you?. C) Does him playing loud music bother you?. D) Does his' playing loud music bother you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does his playing loud music bother you?. 14. Identify the function of the gerund.Since the family bought a camper, camping has been fun. A) Object of the preposition. B) Predicate nominative. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 15. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:The grandest movement of ballet is leaping. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Direct Object. D) Object of the Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 16. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:The dance world in London, Paris, and New York competed in praising his performances. A) Direct Object. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Subject Complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the Preposition. 17. Gerunds look like what? A) To + verb. B) End in ONLY-ing. C) End in-ing AND-ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End in ONLY-ing. 18. At last they decided ..... the house. A) Renting. B) To rent. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To rent. 19. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."I enjoyed volunteering at the church, making jingles, cleaning windows and mopping the floors." A) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. B) APPOSITIVE. C) DIRECT OBJECT. D) SUBJECT. E) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DIRECT OBJECT. 20. The doctor told his patients ..... healthy food. A) Eating. B) To eat. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat. 21. While I was walking down the street, I ran into an old friend. I stopped ..... to him. A) To talk. B) Talking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk. 22. It isn't worth ..... the most expensive computer. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 23. Do you want ..... to the library with me? A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 24. I was walking to school A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 25. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:Where can you go to school to learn to be a chef? A) To be, to school. B) To school, to learn. C) To learn, to be. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To learn, to be. 26. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence: "Jogging every morning keeps me healthy." A) Subject. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 27. A participle is a form of a verb that acts as a(n) ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 28. Which sentence is the best revision of 'It is important to listen carefully to instructions' using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) To listen carefully to instructions are important. B) By listening carefully to instructions, it is important. C) Listen carefully to instructions is important. D) Listening carefully to instructions is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listening carefully to instructions is important. 29. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? We started working on the project yesterday. A) Object of a preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 30. "Hey ..... Silvana, " Mrs. Brennan was calling as she wandered the streets of D.C.The word in blue is a ..... A) Gerund. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books