This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Crying could be heard coming from the next room. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Coming. B) Could be heard. C) Crying. D) Coming from the next room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crying. 2. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:She could not stop humming that tune. A) Subject Complement. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 3. What word goes in front of the verb in an infinitive? A) -ing. B) The. C) To. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 4. Is this a gerund sentence?I hate gaming. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$The fighting men were asked to go to their car and leave the party. A) To go. B) To their car. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 6. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Julie's best subject is writing. A) Direct object. B) Predicate noun. C) Subject. D) Indirect object. E) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate noun. 7. In which sentence is the word 'baking' used as a gerund, not as a verb or adjective? A) My mom is baking a cake for my birthday. B) The baking bread smelled wonderful. C) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. D) I have to start baking soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. 8. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.8. When you clean, avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. A) Mixing bleach with ammonia. B) Avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. C) Mixing bleach. D) Mixing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixing bleach with ammonia. 9. In the sentence 'My favorite hobby is drawing, ' what is the word 'drawing'? A) An action verb. B) A noun called a gerund. C) An adjective. D) A preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun called a gerund. 10. Are you good ..... playing soccer? A) To. B) About. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 11. Complete the sentence: ..... video games all day isn't a good way to spend your summer. A) Played. B) Is playing. C) Plays. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing. 12. "Husband always commends my cooking.""cooking" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subjectq. B) Complement. C) Direct object. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 13. Complete the sentence:My mom is great at ..... delicious cookies. A) Baking. B) Baked. C) Bakes. D) Bake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baking. 14. Complete the sentence:Instead of ..... about the problem, we should focus on finding a solution. A) Complain. B) Complained. C) To complain. D) Complaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complaining. 15. Identify the gerund phrase:The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children. A) Of crying children. B) Babysitting a pack of crying children. C) Babysitting a pack. D) Crying children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babysitting a pack of crying children. 16. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I was afraid of hurting her feelings. A) Direct Object. B) Subject. C) Object of a preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of a preposition. 17. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Although he enjoys his work, working late into the night often leaves him exhausted the next morning. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 18. Susy intends ..... great teamwork with her peers. A) To doing. B) Doing. C) Do. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To do. 19. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?Making a grilled cheese sandwich is pretty easy. A) Making. B) Making a grilled cheese. C) Making a grilled cheese sandwich. D) Is pretty easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making a grilled cheese sandwich. 20. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:Leaving Moscow changed Nureyev's career forever. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Direct Object. D) Object of the Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 21. True or False:In the sentence 'My friends were cheering for me at the finish line, ' the word 'cheering' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. -I love playing football.- A) I don't. B) So can I. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't. 23. Daniel helps his mother ..... A) To do. B) Do. C) Doing. D) Full and bare infinitve are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full and bare infinitve are possible. 24. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? George likes photographing birds. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 25. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The gardener finished cutting the grass. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 26. Give this to your mother; she loves reading. A) Present participle. B) Infinitive. C) Past participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 27. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:To eat healthily is not enough; you also need regular physical exercise. A) Is not enough. B) Regular physical exercise. C) To eat. D) Also need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To eat. 28. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? You can get better by practicing every day. A) Predicate noun. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 29. I hate when people don't respect traffic lights. A) I hate people's not respect traffic lights. B) I hate people not respecting traffic lights. C) I hate people's not respecting traffic lights. D) I hate people don't respecting traffic lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hate people's not respecting traffic lights. 30. What is the gerund in the following sentence?Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study. A) Takes. B) Years. C) Becoming. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Becoming. 31. Identify the sentence with a gerund:'Walking in the park is fun.' A) We will walk in the park. B) He walks in the park. C) They walked in the park. D) Walking in the park is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking in the park is fun. 32. 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. 33. 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. 34. 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?. 35. Identify the function of the gerund.Since the family bought a camper, camping has been fun. A) Predicate nominative. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 36. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:The grandest movement of ballet is leaping. A) Object of the Preposition. B) Subject Complement. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 37. 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) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Subject Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the Preposition. 38. 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. 39. 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. 40. 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) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. C) DIRECT OBJECT. D) SUBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DIRECT OBJECT. 41. 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. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. 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. 45. I was walking to school A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 46. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:Where can you go to school to learn to be a chef? A) To school, to learn. B) To learn, to be. C) To learn. D) To be, to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn, to be. 47. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence: "Jogging every morning keeps me healthy." A) Adverb. B) Object. C) Subject. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 48. A participle is a form of a verb that acts as a(n) ..... A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 49. Which sentence is the best revision of 'It is important to listen carefully to instructions' using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) By listening carefully to instructions, it is important. B) Listen carefully to instructions is important. C) To listen carefully to instructions are important. D) Listening carefully to instructions is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listening carefully to instructions is important. 50. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? We started working on the project yesterday. A) Direct Object. B) Predicate noun. C) Object of a preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 51. "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. 52. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?She enjoys painting landscapes in her free time because it helps her relax. A) Direct object. B) Subject compliment. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 53. Identify the function of the gerund.I am tired of working. A) Predicate nominative. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. 54. What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. A) Subject of the sentence. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject of the sentence. 55. Find the mistake in this sentence:Do you good at learning languages? A) Good. B) Learning. C) Do. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 56. In the sentence 'The crying baby needs attention', what is the function of the word 'crying'? A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 57. What is the function of the gerund phrase?The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children. A) Subject complement (SC). B) Indirect object (IO). C) Object of the preposition (OP). D) Direct object (DO). E) Subject (S). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject complement (SC). 58. Which word is the gerund?She is happy about being off work on Thursday. A) Work. B) Being. C) Happy. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 59. They enjoy seeing their friends at the weekend A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 60. How of then do you get bored ..... studying? A) To. B) About. C) Of. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books