This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -I don't mind riding the bus.- A) So I do. B) Neither do I. C) Neither am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither do I. 2. Lining wool clothes with softer material makes them feel better. How is the gerund or gerund phrase functioning? A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 3. -I'm not good at dancing.- A) So am I. B) Well, I can. C) Neither am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither am I. 4. I regretted ..... here last years. A) Moving. B) Walking. C) Searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving. 5. True or False:In the sentence 'She thanked me for helping her with homework, ' the word 'helping' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a(n) ..... A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 7. Crying could be heard coming from the next room. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Coming from the next room. B) Coming. C) Could be heard. D) Crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crying. 8. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:She could not stop humming that tune. A) Object of the Preposition. B) Subject. C) Subject Complement. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 9. What word goes in front of the verb in an infinitive? A) To. B) -ing. C) The. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 10. 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. 11. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$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. 12. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Julie's best subject is writing. A) Subject. B) Indirect object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Direct object. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Predicate noun. 13. In which sentence is the word 'baking' used as a gerund, not as a verb or adjective? A) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. B) My mom is baking a cake for my birthday. C) I have to start baking soon. D) The baking bread smelled wonderful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. 14. 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) Avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. B) Mixing bleach. C) Mixing bleach with ammonia. D) Mixing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixing bleach with ammonia. 15. 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. 16. In the sentence 'She enjoys swimming', what is the function of the word 'swimming'? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 17. Are you good ..... playing soccer? A) To. B) About. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 18. Complete the sentence: ..... video games all day isn't a good way to spend your summer. A) Is playing. B) Playing. C) Plays. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 19. "Husband always commends my cooking.""cooking" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subjectq. B) Direct object. C) Complement. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 20. Complete the sentence:My mom is great at ..... delicious cookies. A) Bakes. B) Bake. C) Baking. D) Baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking. 21. Complete the sentence:Instead of ..... about the problem, we should focus on finding a solution. A) To complain. B) Complaining. C) Complain. D) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complaining. 22. Identify the gerund phrase:The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children. A) Crying children. B) Babysitting a pack. C) Of crying children. D) Babysitting a pack of crying children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Babysitting a pack of crying children. 23. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I was afraid of hurting her feelings. A) Object of a preposition. B) Predicate noun. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a preposition. 24. 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. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 25. Susy intends ..... great teamwork with her peers. A) To doing. B) To do. C) Doing. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do. 26. 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. 27. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:Leaving Moscow changed Nureyev's career forever. A) Object of the Preposition. B) Subject Complement. C) Direct Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 28. 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. 29. -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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books