This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.20. The clown's best trick was juggling. A) Appositive. B) Direct Object. C) Indirect Object. D) Predicate Nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate Nominative. 2. A gerund is a verb form ending in-ing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. Identify the function of the gerund. Walking is good exercise. A) Object of the preposition. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 4. Which sentence has a gerund phrase? A) Gambling at the casino, Jeff lost his money. B) Collecting stamps is my hobby. C) Mya, my favorite aunt, loves to cook. D) To finish in first place, you have to run really fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collecting stamps is my hobby. 5. What is the participle in the following sentence?The sobbing child held his injured knee. A) Sobbing. B) Held. C) Child. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sobbing. 6. Which of the following sentences uses a gerund correctly? A) Ran is my favorite sport. B) To run is my favorite sport. C) Run is my favorite sport. D) Running is my favorite sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running is my favorite sport. 7. What is the grammatical function of the gerund phrase? A number of wildlife websites feature a live camera stream from the Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, China, so people all over the world can enjoy watching pandas in their natural habitat. A) It is a subject. B) It is an object of a verb. C) It is an object of a preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an object of a verb. 8. She avoid ..... (tell) him about her plans. A) To tell. B) Telling. C) Tells. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling. 9. Identify the function of the gerund.Reading is an important skill. A) Subject. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 10. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."Everybody must get involved in attaining peace in our country." A) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. B) DIRECT OBJECT. C) SUBJECT. D) APPOSITIVE. E) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. 11. Complete the sentence with the gerund that best fits as the subject: ..... is my favorite thing to do on a Saturday. A) Slept. B) Sleeping in. C) Sleep. D) To sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleeping in. 12. Martha is good ..... A) At Math. B) In Math. C) On Math. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At Math. 13. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? His most important achievement was winning the science fair. A) Direct Object. B) Object of a preposition. C) Predicate noun. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate noun. 14. Complete the sentence:My best friend suggests ..... a new video game together. A) Playing. B) Played. C) Play. D) To playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 15. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Carol's problem is caring too much what people think about her. A) Object of a preposition. B) Predicate noun. C) Direct Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate noun. 16. Identify the gerund phrase:Paul finished painting the kitchen. A) Finished painting. B) Paul finished. C) Paul finished painting. D) Painting the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting the kitchen. 17. In the sentence "His hobby, collecting rare comic books, takes up a lot of his time, " how is the gerund phrase "collecting rare comic books" functioning? A) As the object of a preposition. B) As an appositive that renames "hobby.". C) As the subject of the sentence. D) As a direct object of a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As an appositive that renames "hobby.". 18. Hours of editing the newspaper ruined their day. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 19. Identify the function of the gerund in this sentence:'Her favorite activity is painting.' A) Predicate Nominative. B) Object of a Preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate Nominative. 20. She ..... studying for her exam. A) Finish. B) Finished. C) Finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished. 21. Identify the gerund in the sentence:I love playing the piano. A) The. B) Love. C) Playing. D) Piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 22. We insist on ..... (go) out with friends. A) To go. B) Going. C) To going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 23. What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?He crossed the lake by floating in a canoe. A) Subject. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. 24. Recycling is good for the environment. A) A. Gerunds as Subject. B) B. Gerunds as Direct Object. C) C. Gerunds as Object of the Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Gerunds as Subject. 25. What is the gerund phrase?Studying after midnight isn't very effective. A) Studying after midnight. B) Studying. C) Studying after. D) Isn't very effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying after midnight. 26. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Will you help me with carrying these boxes upstairs? A) Subject. B) Object of a preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of a preposition. 27. They prefer buying online rather offline. A) A. Gerunds as Subject. B) B. Gerunds as Direct Object. C) C. Gerunds as Object of the Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Gerunds as Direct Object. 28. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?One important skill in college is managing your time effectively so that you can meet deadlines and avoid last-minute stress. A) Subject. B) Subject complement. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject complement. 29. What is the function of the gerund phrase?Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected. A) Subject complement (SC). B) Subject (S). C) Object of the preposition (OP). D) Indirect object (IO). E) Direct object (DO). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject (S). 30. Identify the gerund.Reading is an important skill. A) An. B) Skill. C) Important. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books