This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Abu decided to try ..... his old bicycle. A) Fixing. B) Eating. C) Writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixing. 2. My sister is afraid ..... having a car accident. A) About. B) To. C) In. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of. 3. Keshawn and Blanch were rolling their eyes when their teachers tried to trick them and said a bowl of peeled grapes were human eyeballs.The word in blue is a ..... A) Adjective. B) Gerund. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 4. Look at the following sentence:Exercising can be difficult at times. What purpose does the word "exercising" serve in the sentence? A) Exercising serves as the subject in the sentence. B) Exercising is a present participle and acts as the main verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercising serves as the subject in the sentence. 5. We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. A) Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. B) Going to see the changing of the guard. C) Going to see. D) The changing of the guard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. 6. I'm very interested ..... learning languages. A) At. B) About. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 7. YO VOY AL CINE DOS VECES AL MES. A) I GO TO THE MOVIES MONTH. B) I GO TO THE MOVIES ONCE A MONTH. C) I GO TO THE MOVIES TWO MONTH. D) I GO TO THE MOVIES TWICE A MONTH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I GO TO THE MOVIES TWICE A MONTH. 8. She waited in line ..... a candy bar. A) Buying. B) To buy. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 9. Identify the function of the gerund.Halim was punished for cheating. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Direct Object. C) Object of Preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of Preposition. 10. Which sentence correctly distinguishes between a gerund and a present participle? A) My hobby is collecting stamps; I was collecting them all day. B) Talking is not allowed; the talking parrot was loud. C) I love swimming; the boy swimming is my brother. D) All of the above sentences correctly show the difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My hobby is collecting stamps; I was collecting them all day. 11. I'm ..... in languages. A) Interested. B) Love. C) Good. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 12. Identify the gerund/s in the given sentence. Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing. A) Acting. B) Keeping. C) Coughing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Complete the sentence with the best grammatical choice:We were all impressed by ..... winning the science fair. A) Him. B) He. C) Himself. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His. 14. Identify the function of the gerund.Drinking coffee is my saving grace in the mornings. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 15. Which sentence contains a gerund, not a present participle used as an adjective or part of a verb? A) The crying baby kept everyone awake. B) I heard someone whispering in the hall. C) My least favorite chore is cleaning my room. D) Are you going to the party?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My least favorite chore is cleaning my room. 16. I am interested in improving myself. A) A. Gerund as Subject. B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. C) C. Gerund as Object of the Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Gerund as Object of the Preposition. 17. What is the gerund in this sentence:Colby and Kailee were waiting patiently for the reading of the will. A) Waiting. B) Reading. C) Were. D) Patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 18. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:John prefers taking photos of people. A) John prefers. B) Of people. C) Taking photos of people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking photos of people. 19. The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house. A) Frowning artist. B) Artist was thinking of painting. C) Was thinking. D) Painting my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting my house. 20. Dany ..... about passing her exams. A) Interested. B) Object. C) Worries. D) Worry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worries. 21. What is the function of the word 'singing' in the sentence 'She enjoys singing in the choir'? A) Object of the verb 'enjoys'. B) Adjective describing 'choir'. C) Adverb modifying 'enjoys'. D) Subject of the verb 'enjoys'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the verb 'enjoys'. 22. Which option is the best way to rewrite the following sentence using a gerund phrase as the subject? 'It is important to study for the test.' A) You should know that it is important to study for the test. B) To study for the test, it is important. C) Studying for the test is important. D) The test is important for studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying for the test is important. 23. What role does the gerund play in this sentence:'Her favorite hobby is painting.' A) Object. B) Subject. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate Nominative. 24. Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?Getting ready for school takes longer for my sister than for me. A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 25. It's discourteous when people arrive at a party and don't say hello. A) People not saying hello at parties is discourteous. B) People's not saying hello at parties is discourteous. C) People's saying hello at parties is discourteous. D) People's not say hello at parties is discourteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People's not saying hello at parties is discourteous. 26. "My biggest pet peeve is loitering.""loitering" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Complement. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complement. 27. True or False:In the sentence "She finished cleaning her room, " the word "cleaning" is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Grandma remembered ..... all night for her school examinations. A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying. 29. Gerund is a type of ..... A) Word. B) Verbal. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal. 30. Which of these sentences contains a gerund phrase? A) I love to read books. B) She was reading her book. C) Reading books is fun. D) He reads books every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading books is fun. 31. ..... is easy for Lucia, but ..... is her major problem. A) To read-to write. B) Reading-writing. C) Reading-Reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading-writing. 32. Macy feels that petting a dog is a lot like therapy when you are in a bad mood.The word in blue is a ..... A) Gerund. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 33. Complete the sentence:You can't make an omelet without ..... a few eggs. A) Broken. B) Breaking. C) Broke. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking. 34. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Driving long distances at night requires both focus and patience, especially when the roads are poorly lit or crowded. A) Subject compliment. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 35. True or False:The following sentence has correct subject-verb agreement:'Practicing the guitar every day make you a better player.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. What is the gerund phrase?Singing well takes a lot of practice and skill. A) Practice and skill. B) Singing. C) Singing well takes a lot of practice. D) Singing well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singing well. 37. Find the mistake in this sentence:I don't keen on playing soccer. A) Keen. B) On. C) Don't. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 38. Select the sentence where the gerund phrase functions as the subject. A) They talked about eating healthy foods. B) Eating healthy foods is important. C) She is eating her lunch. D) He eats healthy foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating healthy foods is important. 39. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:His dancing is known to everyone. A) Object of the Preposition. B) Subject Complement. C) Direct Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 40. Complete the sentence to maintain parallel structure:My favorite summer activities are swimming in the lake, reading good books, and ..... with my friends. A) To hang out. B) Hung out. C) Hangs out. D) Hanging out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hanging out. 41. Identify the gerund in the sentence:I love playing the guitar. A) Love. B) The. C) Playing. D) Guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 42. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? My family is accustomed to eating a small dinner. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a preposition. 43. Identify the gerund phrase.We were noticing people's character by their way of eating jelly beans. A) Were noticing. B) By their way of eating jelly beans. C) Noticing people's character. D) Eating jelly beans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating jelly beans. 44. Identify the complete gerund phrase in the sentence:'I appreciate you helping me with my science project.' A) You helping me with my science project. B) Helping me. C) Helping me with my science project. D) With my science project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping me with my science project. 45. In the sentence "My little brother loves building with LEGOs, " which word is the gerund? A) With. B) Building. C) Loves. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building. 46. Shaken by the events, Tony was taken home. A) Infinitive. B) Present participle. C) Gerund. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past participle. 47. Identify the gerund in this sentence:'She enjoys baking cookies on weekends.' A) Weekends. B) Cookies. C) Enjoys. D) Baking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baking. 48. "Wishing you'd get slimmer despite not doing any exercise everyday is a pipe dream." "Wishing you'd get slimmer despite not doing any exercise everyday" is a gerund phrase which functions as ..... in the sentence. A) Object of the prep. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 49. I hate ..... raw onions and garlic. A) Smelling. B) To smell. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 50. In the sentence "Carefully planning your project is the first step, " what is the complete gerund phrase? A) Carefully planning. B) Is the first step. C) Planning your project. D) Carefully planning your project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carefully planning your project. 51. -I'm very good at drawing.- A) Neither am I. B) Well, I can. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So am I. 52. I'm too tired ..... the assignment tonight. A) To finish. B) Finish. C) Finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish. 53. Identify the gerund in the sentence.Cru enjoys sketching people. A) Sketching. B) People. C) Cru. D) Enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sketching. 54. Identify the participle in the sentence:The broken glass was swept up. A) Broken. B) Up. C) Swept. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 55. Complete the sentence:My dad really enjoys ..... classic rock music on the radio. A) To listening. B) Listens. C) Listening. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening. 56. Which of the following is an example of a gerund phrase? A) Jumping off a cliff. B) Swimming in the pool. C) Running on the beach. D) Running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running in the park. 57. The children, crying and exhausted, were guided out of the collapsed house. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 58. Complete the sentence:' ..... is more fun with friends.' A) Playing. B) Plays. C) Play. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 59. Identify the gerund phrase. If there are no gerunds, choose none.Breaking up is hard to do. A) Breaking up. B) Is. C) Hard. D) Do. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breaking up. 60. Look at the following sentence:Swimming strengthened his arm and leg muscles. What purpose does the word "swimming" serve in the sentence? A) Swimming acts as an adjective. B) Swimming acts as the subject of the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming acts as the subject of the sentence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books