This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Flor de Maria might ..... a new hobby before this lesson is over. A) Get. B) To getting. C) To get. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get. 2. Followed by a gerund A) Demand. B) Claim. C) Deny. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deny. 3. Select the gerund or gerund phrase.Before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson played football for a semi-professional team in Hawaii. A) Signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. B) Played football. C) Semi-professional team. D) In Hawaii. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 4. Complete the sentence:You can't get good at something without ..... a lot. A) Practiced. B) Practicing. C) Practice. D) To practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practicing. 5. My classmates decided ..... a WhatsApp group to discuss important matters faster. A) Setting. B) The three ways are possible. C) To set. D) To setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To set. 6. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."Collecting stamps was her hobby since then" A) SUBJECT. B) APPOSITIVE. C) DIRECT OBJECT. D) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. E) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SUBJECT. 7. Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?The choir is singing one of my favorite songs! A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 8. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Putting too many clothes into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction. A) Washing. B) Malfunction. C) Putting. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting. 9. What is the function of the word 'swimming' in the sentence 'She enjoys swimming'? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 10. Jenny is happy ..... getting a good grade on her test A) To. B) About. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 11. Hoping for a new bicycle and a toy robot, my brother couldn't sleep at all Christmas Eve. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 12. True or False:In the sentence 'Baking cookies takes a lot of time, ' the gerund 'Baking' is the object of a preposition. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. The past participle of SEE A) Saw. B) Seed. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seen. 14. Henry is sick ..... working every day. A) Of. B) About. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 15. ..... different topics is a good idea. A) Trying out. B) Not having. C) To try. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trying out. 16. I feel happy about learning english. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 17. What principal part of the verb is used as a gerund? A) Present. B) Present participle. C) Past. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present participle. 18. "I was once kicked out of the train for sneezing.""sneezing" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Complement. B) Object of the prep. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the prep. 19. Although they tried, they couldn't solved the puzzling mystery. A) Present participle. B) Infinitive. C) Past participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present participle. 20. In the sentence "Running every day is good for health, " what is the function of the word 'Running'? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 21. Gerson managed ..... verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives after hours of practice and hard work. A) Learn. B) Learning. C) Learned. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To learn. 22. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The team won the game by scoring in overtime. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Object of a preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of a preposition. 23. True or False:In 'Her main goal is winning the championship, ' the phrase 'winning the championship' acts as the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. True or False:A gerund is a verb form that ends in '-ing' and is used as an adjective to describe a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.9. I became ill after eating the spoiled meat. A) Became ill after eating. B) Eating the spoiled meat. C) Eating. D) Became ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating the spoiled meat. 26. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:To cook eggs for all ten of us, you'll need a much larger pan. A) For all ten. B) Of us. C) To cook. D) Much larger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cook. 27. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:My weekend plans include sleeping in, watching movies, and ..... with my friends. A) To hang out. B) Hung out. C) Hangs out. D) Hanging out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hanging out. 28. -I'm interested in playing video games. A) So am I. B) Neither am I. C) Well, I am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So am I. 29. Identify the function of the gerund.We gave our consent in writing. A) Subject. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of preposition. 30. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Instead of speaking, all of the students should be listening. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Predicate noun. E) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books