This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a gerund? A) Sapling. B) Pling. C) Hijacking. D) Ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hijacking. 2. What is the function of the gerund? Alex regretted spying on his neighbors. A) Indirect object. B) Predicate nominative. C) Direct object. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 3. Adam started doing his homework at 12:30 am. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 4. ..... an apple every day is good for you. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 5. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence? Traveling gives one a chance to see many wonderful sights. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 6. Identify the gerund(s) in the following sentence:Starting school on Friday is weird, but I am hoping the day goes quickly. A) Starting. B) Starting, hoping. C) Hoping. D) Am hoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starting. 7. She hates ..... long distances by car. A) Traveling. B) Running. C) Walking. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveling. 8. Gerunds end in .....? A) -ing. B) Heartbreak. C) Any past tense verb endings. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing. 9. What is a gerund direct object? A) The receiver of the action (verb). B) The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. C) It identifies or describes the subject (Follows a linking verb). D) Follows a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The receiver of the action (verb). 10. The principal gave a speech to the graduating class.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 11. He doesn't like ..... a hotel online. A) Going. B) Sleeping. C) Staying. D) Booking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Booking. 12. Which of the following shows both the subject and object of preposition in the same sentence? A) "Before playing hockey, I have to do my homework.". B) "Try reading this book about planting seeds for your science project.". C) "Preparing the food was Mary's job.". D) "Shoveling snow was his punishment for lying.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Shoveling snow was his punishment for lying.". 13. Yolanda is acting in the new play.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Infinitive. B) Verb. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 14. Identify the function of the gerund phrase:Hauling packages on litters simplified work for early workers. A) Subject. B) Predicate noun. C) Object of the preposition. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 15. What is the function of the gerund? Dragon loves getting Nighthawk off task. A) Predicate nominative. B) Appositive. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 16. You should give talking less a try. How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? A) Subject Complement. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 17. Identify what the underlined word is in this sentence.The winning athlete gets a trophy. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 18. The flying insect was a nuisance.What is the participle? A) Insect. B) Flying. C) The. D) Nuisance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying. 19. Which of these sentences is correct, in form of gerunds? A) He began to doubt himself. B) He began doubting to himself. C) He begin to doubt himself. D) He began doubting himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He began doubting himself. 20. The people on the beach enjoyed the cooling breeze off the ocean.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Not a verbal. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 21. Visiting our relatives is a pleasant activity. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 22. "Her favorite sport is swimming." A) Subject. B) Object of a Preposition. C) Subject Complement. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject Complement. 23. "He apologized for being late. "What is the gerund in this sentence? A) Apologized. B) Being. C) Late. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 24. What follows a preposition? A) Object of a Preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct Object. D) Subject Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a Preposition. 25. In the sentence "Fernando decided that flying above theclouds was the most incredible experience he'd ever had." the gerund flying is the: A) Main verb. B) Complement. C) Subject. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object. 26. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? Many people find that they can beat stress by walking. A) By walking. B) Can beat stress. C) Find that they. D) Many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By walking. 27. You must wash your hands after eating? Gerunds (eating) used because ..... A) It located after verb. B) It located after adjectives. C) It located after prepositions. D) Early word in sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It located after prepositions. 28. Identify the VERB in this sentence:Listening gave me a headache. A) Me. B) Headache. C) Gave. D) Listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. 29. My daughter really loves playing soccer and volleyball. A) Subject. B) Object. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 30. Not knowing what to do, I was left in a ..... mood. A) Confused. B) Confusing. C) Confussing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 31. It's difficult ..... people's names in a big class. A) Not to forget. B) Not forguetting. C) Forget. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to forget. 32. Solving a crossword puzzle is a nice activity on a rainy day.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Not a verbal. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 33. Identify the participial phrase. Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm. A) Quickly licked the ice cream. B) Licked the ice cream. C) Dripping down his arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dripping down his arm. 34. How is the underlined word functioning? Outdoor swimming pools are not very warm this time of year. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 35. You can become an expert at almost anything by practicing . What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Not a verbal. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 36. What is the gerund in the following sentence? During the concert, the crowd was said to like my singing. A) During. B) To like. C) Singing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing. 37. Identify the function of the gerund phrase below.Ali's greatest accomplishment is working on fifteen tasks at once. A) Appositive. B) Predicate Nominative / Subject Complement. C) Simple Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative / Subject Complement. 38. What is a gerund object of preposition? A) It identifies or describes the subject (follows a linking verb). B) The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. C) The receiver of the action (verb). D) Follows a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Follows a preposition. 39. Identify the rule of using bare infinitives:I let my son watch the documentary about the volcano eruption in Pompeii. A) Giving advice. B) Giving permission. C) Forcing sb to do sth. D) Talking about preference. E) After modals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving permission. 40. Those screenshots are amazing for the presentation.In this sentence amazing is an example of ..... A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) Preposition. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 41. Which sentence uses a gerund. A) He likes watching scary movies. B) I'm proud of come first. C) I prefer to go on the school bus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He likes watching scary movies. 42. They are consumed with acting . What is in red in the sentence above? A) Not a verbal. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 43. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? A very good hobby is running marathons. A) Good hobby. B) Running marathons. C) Good. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running marathons. 44. Please, forgive me ..... you. It was so rude. A) For interrupting. B) Interrupted. C) To interrupt. D) I will interrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For interrupting. 45. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? My daughter really loves playing soccer and volleyball. A) My daughter. B) Really loves. C) Playing soccer and volleyball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing soccer and volleyball. 46. Drinking a healthy amount of water every day is extremely important.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Not a verbal. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 47. Find the gerund? The rocks were pulverized by the bulldozers. A) Rocks. B) Pulzerized. C) Bulldozers. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 48. A participle is a verbal that acts as a A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Pronoun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 49. The car stopping at the red light was hit by the truck. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 50. A gerund is a type of: A) Independent clause. B) Verbal. C) Verb. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal. 51. Josephine's bad habit is gritting her teeth. What is the gerund's function? A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Direct object. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 52. Function of gerund:Reading mystery novels is my favorite activity. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Subject complement. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 53. Why is the word in blue a gerund? Whomping the children was Mrs. Brennan's job on 'Drama day' because she was dressed as the Willow from Harry Potter. A) Because it is a fun word. B) Because it comes first. C) Because it is the object of a preposition. D) Because it is the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is the subject of the sentence. 54. The runner collapsed by breathing hard. This sentence has an example of a gerund as: A) Preposition. B) Subject. C) Object. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object. 55. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.Identify the gerund. A) Winning. B) Achievement. C) National. D) Championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning. 56. I am afraid of ..... from high places. A) Fall. B) Falling. C) Fallen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 57. Where is the gerund? The winning team was distained by the opposing side. A) Winning. B) Distained. C) Opposing. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning. 58. Fill in the blank by using a gerund.We started ..... dinner without you. A) To starve. B) To eat. C) Eat. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 59. Which word is the gerund? I try to avoid cutting the grass when the weather is dry. A) Dry. B) Avoid. C) Cutting. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 60. His arms were sore after kneading the dough for ten pizzas. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. ← 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