This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm ..... pop music. A) On. B) At. C) Into. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 2. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."His commitment, building bridges in support to unity, is noble." A) SUBJECT. B) APPOSITIVE. C) DIRECT OBJECT. D) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. E) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) APPOSITIVE. 3. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Joan was punished for cheating on the test. A) Subject. B) Indirect object. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition. 4. Leander is excited about leaving. 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: C) C. Gerunds as Object of the Preposition. 5. Which word is a gerund in the sentence:'Swimming is my favorite hobby'? A) Swimming. B) My. C) Is. D) Favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 6. I don't mind ..... my homework straight after school. A) Do. B) To do. C) Doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 7. Look at the following sentence:Would you mind showing me your paragraph? What purpose does the word "showing" serve in the sentence? A) Showing serves as the subject of the sentence. B) Showing acts as an direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing acts as an direct object. 8. What is the function of the word 'singing' in the sentence 'He enjoys singing in the shower'? A) Noun (gerund). B) Preposition. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun (gerund). 9. Fill in the blank:I'm not very good at ..... secrets. A) To keep. B) Kept. C) Keep. D) Keeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keeping. 10. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none.He was watching television. A) He. B) Was. C) Watching. D) Television. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None. 11. I'm sick of ..... the news every day. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 12. Is playing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:I was playing outside yesterday. A) Gerund. B) Present participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present participle. 13. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:His favorite sport is swimming. A) Indirect object. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Predicate noun. E) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate noun. 14. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:Who wants to run to the store for some milk and bread? A) To run. B) To the store. C) For some milk. D) Want to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To run. 15. What is the function of the word 'running' in the sentence 'The dog is running in the park'? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Present participle verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present participle verb. 16. Complete the sentence: ..... is my favorite way to spend a Saturday afternoon. A) Napping. B) Napped. C) Naps. D) To nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Napping. 17. What is the function of the gerund phrase?After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car. A) Subject complement (SC). B) Direct object (DO). C) Subject (S). D) Object of the preposition (OP). E) Indirect object (IO). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition (OP). 18. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:We don't care to go out for breakfast. A) Don't care. B) To go out for breakfast. C) To go. D) For breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 19. "Trying to escape is useless, " screamed Michael as he laughed at Josh who was wriggling in the trap laid out for him on Halloween.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. 20. Identify the infinitive in the sentence:She wants to sing. A) Sang. B) Sings. C) Singing. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To sing. 21. Identify the function of the gerund.She enjoys baking. A) Subject. B) Object of the preposition. C) Predicate nominative. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 22. What is the gerund in this sentence?Sally was getting ready for swimming. A) Sally. B) Getting. C) Ready. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 23. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is exciting.' A) In. B) Ocean. C) Swimming. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming. 24. Benjamin enjoys ..... to his music on his iPhone. A) Listening. B) To listen. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listening. 25. I hope ..... this English course. A) To succeed. B) Succeed. C) Succeeding. D) To succeeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To succeed. 26. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.11. Trying harder is sometimes the answer. A) Object of a Preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 27. Identify the gerund in the sentence.Of all my interests, I care most about swimming. A) Swimming. B) Interests. C) About. D) Care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 28. While trick-or-treating, Raiden was giggling uncontrollably as Nyllah told Kendall a spooky knock-knock joke.The word in blue is a verb because ..... A) It is the object of the sentence. B) It is true. C) It is part of the verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is part of the verb. 29. Do you enjoy ..... English music? A) Buying. B) Singing. C) Working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 30. Complete the sentence with the correct verb:Trying new foods from different countries ..... a fun way to learn about culture. A) Were. B) Are. C) Have been. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 31. Identify the gerund phrase.Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction. A) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. B) Was causing it to malfunction. C) Washing machine. D) Piling too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. 32. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Painting still-life pictures taught Mike a lot about color. A) Still-life. B) About. C) Taught. D) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting. 33. Ella esta durmiendo A) She is sleeping. B) She sleeps. C) She has slept. D) She is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is sleeping. 34. The boys, excited and full of energy, clambered over the log. A) Present participle. B) Past participle. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past participle. 35. Which of these sentences uses a gerund as the subject complement? A) The hardest part is running. B) Running every day is great. C) She runs every day. D) To run is to be free. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hardest part is running. 36. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Reading is an important skill. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Indirect object. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 37. Which of the following is an example of a gerund? A) Running. B) Eating. C) Jumping. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 38. The constant competing between Jack and Daniel made the class wonder when it would turn out to be an all-out superhero battle.The word in blue is ..... A) Doing the action. B) Receiving the action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing the action. 39. -I'm not good at singing.- A) So am I. B) Neither can I. C) Well, I am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well, I am. 40. Teacher Ana will make me ..... a lot this semester. A) Gerund or infinitive form is possible. B) Studying. C) To study. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study. 41. Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?The student was doing her online assignments. A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 42. IDENTIFY THE GERUND PHRASE Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. A) Blowing bubbles. B) Fun activity for children. C) Blowing bubles on a windy day. D) Blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blowing bubles on a windy day. 43. True or False:In 'His favorite activity is hiking', 'hiking' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Look at the following sentence:You gain nothing by giving up. What purpose does the word "nothing" serve in the sentence? A) Nothing serves as an adjective'. B) Nothing serves as a direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nothing serves as a direct object. 45. I love ..... well with people. A) Work. B) Working. C) To working. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 46. My students ..... tests. A) Hating taking. B) Hate taking. C) Hating take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hate taking. 47. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.14. Playing the piano can be a very satisfying activity. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Appositive. D) Object of a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 48. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.18. When you clean, avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. A) Appositive. B) Subject. C) Indirect Object. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 49. Identify the gerund in the given sentence.I'm thinking of painting my house. A) Thinking. B) Painting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting. 50. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.1. Trying harder is sometimes the answer. A) Trying. B) Is sometimes the answer. C) Answer. D) Trying harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trying harder. 51. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Sharon gives studying her best effort. A) Object of the preposition. B) Indirect object. C) Subject. D) Predicate noun. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect object. 52. ..... playing sports. A) Karla love. B) Karla likes. C) Karla don't enjoy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karla likes. 53. -I don't mind walking to school.- A) Neither can I. B) Well, I do. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well, I do. 54. Which sentence best combines the ideas 'He checks his phone constantly. It distracts him from his homework.' using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) Checking his phone constantly distracts him from his homework. B) He is distracted from his homework by checking his phone constantly. C) His homework is distracted by his phone checking constantly. D) To check his phone constantly is a distraction from his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checking his phone constantly distracts him from his homework. 55. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I like partying with my friends on the weekend. A) Subject. B) Predicate noun. C) Direct Object. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 56. Many people ..... next to smokers in restaurants. They thinks it is rude. A) Avoid talking. B) Avoid sitting. C) Like sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoid sitting. 57. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Her dream of traveling around the world became a reality last summer when she saved enough money for the trip. A) Object of the preposition. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Subject compliment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. 58. Look at the following sentence:He was awakened by the constant ringing of the telephone. What purpose does the word "ringing" serve in the sentence? A) Ringing is a gerund and acts as the object (noun) of a preposition. B) Ringing is a present [participle and acts as the main verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ringing is a gerund and acts as the object (noun) of a preposition. 59. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.she's stopped ..... (talk) to him because they had a big argument. A) Talking. B) To talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 60. True or False:In the sentence 'The crying baby kept everyone awake, ' the word 'crying' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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