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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I can't ..... living in this area. A) Stay. B) Stand. C) Sleep. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stand. 2. What is the gerund phrase?He won the award for spelling correctly. A) Spelling correctly. B) For spelling correctly. C) For spelling. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spelling correctly. 3. Talking on the phone, the man never saw the thief steal his briefcase. A) Gerund. B) Past participle. C) Infinitive. D) Present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present participle. 4. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Painting made me appreciate how light affects color. A) Lights. B) Appreciate. C) Color. D) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting. 5. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?Praying the rosary is a powerful form of prayer. A) Praying. B) Praying the rosary. C) Powerful form of prayer. D) Praying the rosary is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Praying the rosary. 6. -I hate exercising on weekends.- A) Rally? I like it. B) Neither do I. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rally? I like it. 7. In the sentence 'Baking fresh bread takes a lot of time, ' what is the complete gerund phrase? A) Baking. B) Takes a lot of time. C) Baking fresh bread. D) Fresh bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking fresh bread. 8. Buttering toast with a fork, Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled in the sink. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 9. Our friend, Sophie, was doing yoga to remain calm while Mrs. Dana entered the room dancing to "The Monster Mash." The word in blue is a gerund ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. -I can't stand speaking in public.- A) Really? I ike it. B) Neither do I. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Really? I ike it. 11. What is the gerund phrase?Working for twelve hours was exhausting for Tyler. A) Working for twelve hours. B) Was exhausting. C) Was exhausting for Tyler. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working for twelve hours. 12. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.Everyone was busy ..... (get ready) for the new school year. A) Getting ready. B) To get ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting ready. 13. "Reading sharpens the mind as much as exercising strengthens the body.""Reading" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) Object of the Prep. C) Complement. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 14. Complete the sentence:I'm not very good at ..... in front of people. A) Speaks. B) Speaking. C) Speak. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaking. 15. Identify the infinitive in the sentence:She wants to dance. A) To dance. B) To sing. C) To run. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To dance. 16. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:People like visiting art galleries. A) Galleries. B) Visiting. C) Like. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 17. I don't like when people play "corridos" at bars. A) I don't like people's playing "corridos" at bars. B) I don't like people's play "corridos" at bars. C) I don't like people playing "corridos" at bars. D) I like people's playing "corridos" at bars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't like people's playing "corridos" at bars. 18. The honking of the car horn awoke him from his nap. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 19. Find the PARTICIPLE.The student completed growing piles of homework. A) Growing. B) Student. C) Piles. D) Completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growing. 20. What is the function of the gerund phrase?Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments. A) Subject complement (SC). B) Subject (S). C) Indirect object (IO). D) Direct object (DO). E) Object of the preposition (OP). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject (S). 21. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?The best part of her day is spending time with her family while enjoying a quiet dinner. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Subject complement. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 22. Look at the following sentence:My brother practiced kicking the ball into the goal. What purpose does the word "kicking" serve in the sentence? A) Kicking is a gerund and acts as the object (noun) of a prepostition. B) Kicking serves as the direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kicking serves as the direct object. 23. It's kind of annoying when my sister eats the candies I buy. A) My sister's eat my candies is kind of annoying. B) My sister eating my candies is kind of annoying. C) My sister's eating my candies is kind of annoying. D) My sister eat my candies is kind of annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister's eating my candies is kind of annoying. 24. How is a gerund formed? A) Adding "ING" to the verb. B) Adding "S" to the verb. C) Adding "ED" to the verb. D) Changing totally the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adding "ING" to the verb. 25. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.15. Kim has developed her gift, singing, exceptionally well. A) Direct Object. B) Appositive. C) Indirect Object. D) Object of a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive. 26. A gerund can function as what part of speech? Choose all that are correct. A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 27. "My biggest investment was making this film.""making this film" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Complement. B) OP. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complement. 28. "Reading any type of book is helpful when you can't fall asleep at night.""Reading any type of book" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) OP. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 29. Complete the sentence:My brother and I finished ..... our homework an hour ago. A) Did. B) Doing. C) Does. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 30. Through planning you can make studying easier, and you end up becoming more efficient with your time. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Becoming. B) Studying. C) Planning, studying. D) Planning, studying, becoming. E) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning, studying. 31. Why is the word in blue a gerund? Whomping the children was Mrs. Brennan's job on Halloween because she was dressed as the Willow from Harry Potter. A) Because it is the object of a preposition. B) Because it is the subject of the sentence. C) Because it comes first. D) Because it is a fun word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it is the subject of the sentence. 32. Identify the gerund phrase(s) in the following sentence:Glenn decided telling his mom the truth was a promising way of earning her trust again. A) A promising way, trust again. B) Telling his mom, promising way of earning her trust again. C) Decided telling his mom, was a promising way. D) Telling his mom the truth, earning her trust again. E) Glenn decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling his mom the truth, earning her trust again. 33. Spending time with his parents was one of Bruce Wayne's favorite activities.What verbal is in red in the sentence above? A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Not a verbal. D) Participial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 34. Identify the rule of using gerund:Chasing tornadoes is a dangerous activity. A) Gerund as noun. B) Gerund after prepositions. C) Gerund after verb "go" when talking about activities. D) Gerund after certain verbs and expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund as noun. 35. His shaking knees revealed that he was nervous.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 36. What is an example of gerund? A) Playing. B) Fly. C) Ate. D) Wow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 37. Writing argumentative papers should be required more in junior and senior classes. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Indirect object. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 38. You can't learn to play a musical instrument well without ..... regularly A) Practise. B) Practising. C) To practise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practising. 39. What is the function of the gerund? Norah gives dancing her full attention. A) Indirect object. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect object. 40. What is the word in red? He called them all budding artists. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 41. What is/are the gerund(s) in the following sentence? Many people find that they can relieve stress by walking. A) People. B) Stress. C) Walking. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking. 42. To finish your essay by Wednesday will be an easy task.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Not a verbal. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 43. How is the underlined word functioning? The football team practiced tackling. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 44. What is the gerund in the sentence? An inspiring career for you might be nursing. A) Inspiring. B) Nursing. C) Career. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nursing. 45. WHAT IS A GERUNDIO? A) A VERB THAT BECOMES THE OBJECT OR SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE. B) A VERB THAT BECOMES THE OBJECT OR SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE. C) It is the verb tense that is used in the English language to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. D) It is used as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb and is irregular in the present and the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A VERB THAT BECOMES THE OBJECT OR SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE. 46. Josh is responsible ..... collecting the answer sheets. A) For. B) About. C) Of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 47. How is the underlined word functioning? The deserted town was said to have many ghosts. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 48. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) A) I'm. B) Thinking. C) Painting. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting. 49. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) in this sentence: A) Acting. B) Keeping. C) Coughing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 50. Fill in the blank by using a gerund.My teacher said my essay needs ..... by tomorrow. A) Incorrecting. B) Flavor. C) Correcting. D) To be corrected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correcting. 51. What's the verbal? I feel falling rain upon my head. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 52. Identify the gerund phrase. A) Was causing it to malfunction. B) Washing machine. C) Causing it to malfunction. D) Piling too much laundry. E) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. 53. What is the function of the gerund? My grandma and grandpa love walking on the beach and collecting shells on vacation. A) Direct object. B) Object of a preposition. C) Predicate nominative. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 54. We use the infinitive + to, in all the following cases, EXCEPT: A) As the subject of a sentence. B) After some verbs, e.g.:want, need, learn. C) To express a reason or purpose. D) After adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the subject of a sentence. 55. What is the Gerund Phrase in this sentence:Running four miles everyday is normal to me. A) Running four miles. B) Running. C) Running four miles everyday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running four miles everyday. 56. You ask yourself the question "Who or what 'verbs' or 'verbed'? " during what? A) Object of Preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct Object. D) Subject Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 57. How is the following gerund or gerund phrase (in red) functioning in the sentence? Even though she was worried about some of the dangerous animals, Cara decided to give safariing through the jungle a try. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect object. 58. We can use the gerund or the infinitive as an object, subject or complement of a sentence, but in general, it is much more common to use the gerund as a: A) Object. B) Subject. C) Complement of a sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 59. Which of the following is an example of Subject Complement? A) "Her talent in volleyball is bumping the ball to a teammate.". B) "I received an award for earning an A on my book report.". C) "For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.". D) "Shoveling snow was his punishment for lying.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Her talent in volleyball is bumping the ball to a teammate.". 60. I'll go on ..... for as long as I can-I love being a student A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying. ← 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