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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.7. We finally stopped the bleeding from the cut in her leg. A) The bleeding from the cut in her leg. B) The bleeding. C) Finally stopped. D) From the cut in her leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bleeding from the cut in her leg. 2. It is the beating of his hideous heart! A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 3. Identify the gerund in the sentence.We discussed moving to Florida. A) Discussed. B) Moving. C) We. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 4. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.19. I became ill after eating the spoiled meat. A) Subject. B) Object of a Preposition. C) Indirect Object. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of a Preposition. 5. The child practiced singing. 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. 6. True or False:Gerunds can be used only as subjects in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Identify the gerund phrase.We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. A) The changing of the guard. B) Going to see the changing of the guard. C) Going to see. D) Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. 8. True or False:In the sentence 'I love cooking, ' the word 'cooking' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. In the sentence 'My main goal for this year is improving my grades, ' what is the function of the gerund phrase 'improving my grades'? A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate nominative. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate nominative. 10. Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. A) Blowing bubles on a windy day. B) Fun activity for children. C) Blowing bubbles. D) Blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blowing bubles on a windy day. 11. "Making this film was a huge investment.""Making this film" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 12. Aminah enjoys ..... nasi lemak. A) Playing. B) Drinking. C) Eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 13. She avoided telling him about her plans. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 14. True or False:In the sentence "My mom is baking a cake, " the word "baking" is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. When my friends talk to my crush I get angry. A) My friends' talking to my crush makes me angry. B) My friends talk to my crush makes me angry. C) My friends' talk to my crush makes me angry. D) My friends talking to my crush makes me angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friends' talking to my crush makes me angry. 16. Which sentence uses a gerund to express an activity you enjoy? A) Swimming is something I enjoy. B) I am swimming in the pool. C) I like to swim. D) I swam yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming is something I enjoy. 17. Harry dislikes ..... food that isn't organic. He only shops at health food stores. A) TO EAT. B) EATTING. C) EATING. D) TO EATING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EATING. 18. CHOOSE THE VERB IN GERUND A) WORKING. B) PLAYING. C) TO STUDY. D) TO WORK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WORKING. 19. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.2. I just finished typing my term paper. A) Just finished typing. B) Typing my term paper. C) Typing. D) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Typing my term paper. 20. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Can we go biking on the trail this afternoon? A) Object of a preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 21. She is worried about ..... sick, so she stays home all the time. A) Gets. B) Get. C) Getting. D) Geting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting. 22. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I am fond of playing chess. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a preposition. 23. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. A) Predicate noun. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Indirect object. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 24. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:They called my playing brilliant. A) Predicate noun. B) Indirect object. C) Subject. D) Object of the preposition. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Direct object. 25. PASAR A GERUND:DRAW / BORING A) DRAW IS BORING. B) BORING IS DRAW. C) BORING IS DRAWING. D) DRAWING IS BORING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DRAWING IS BORING. 26. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.They discussed ..... (go) somewhere exotic on their vacation this year. A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 27. I can't stand when people leave the toilet without flushing. A) I can't stand people's not flushing the toilet. B) I can't stand people's flushing the toilet. C) I can't stand people not flushing the toilet. D) I can't stand people's not flush the toilet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't stand people's not flushing the toilet. 28. I really hate when people drive like crazy. A) People's driving like crazy gets to my nerves. B) People driving like crazy gets to my nerves. C) People's drive like crazy gets to my nerves. D) People drive like crazy gets to my nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's driving like crazy gets to my nerves. 29. "He received a beating from his father for failing the test.""beating from his father" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Complement. B) OP. C) Subject. D) DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DO. 30. Identify the gerund phrase.The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house. A) Painting my house. B) Artist was thinking of painting. C) Was thinking. D) Frowning artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting my house. 31. In which sentence is the word 'running' used as a gerund, not as part of a verb or as an adjective? A) I am running in the race tomorrow. B) He came running when he heard the bell. C) Running is great exercise. D) The running water looked so clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running is great exercise. 32. Select the gerund or 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) A live camera stream. B) From the Bifengxia Panda Base. C) In Ya'an, China. D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. 33. She's fond of cook italian food. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 34. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Terri's idea of a fun Saturday afternoon includes riding her horse, Samson. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Subject complement. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 35. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Maria gives singing all of her attention. A) Object of the preposition. B) Indirect object. C) Direct object. D) Subject. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect object. 36. -I can't stand driving in traffic.- A) Neither can I. B) Neither am I. C) So can I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither can I. 37. "Nobody likes doing the same thing over and over again.""doing the same thing over and over again" is the gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Object of the prep. B) Complement. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 38. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."My diet, eating fruit and vegetables, was effective." A) APPOSITIVE. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) SUBJECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) APPOSITIVE. 39. When my mother's boyfriend comes home it feels awkward. A) My mother boyfriend coming home feels awkward. B) My mother's boyfriend coming home doesn't bother me. C) My mother's boyfriend come home feels awkward. D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. 40. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.17. We finally stopped the bleeding from the cut in her leg. A) Direct Object. B) Appositive. C) Subject. D) Predicate Nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 41. Complete the sentence: ..... is not allowed in the library. A) Ran. B) Running. C) To run. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 42. Curling up and reading a book is an enjoyable way of spending a rainy day. 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. 43. I enjoy biking more than any other sport. 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: B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. 44. True or False:A gerund is always used to describe a noun, like an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Creating art is hard work but also lots of fun. A) Lots. B) Fun. C) But. D) Creating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating. 46. ..... in the afternoon is not healthy at all. A) Reading. B) Praying. C) Sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeping. 47. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$Marissa refused to descend to the bottom of the cliff with the rest of the climbers. A) Of the cliff. B) Of the climbers. C) To descend. D) To the bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To descend. 48. "The audience commended the man for saving his girlfriend from the shootout.""saving his girlfriend from the shootout" is the gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Direct object. B) Complement. C) Subject. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the prep. 49. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."His priority is attaining global peace." A) SUBJECT. B) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. C) DIRECT OBJECT. D) APPOSITIVE. E) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. 50. How much time do you ..... magazines or newspapers? A) Spending reading. B) Spend reading. C) Spend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spend reading. 51. Identify the function of the gerund.They called her playing brilliant. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Direct Object. C) Object of Preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 52. "One of newborns' fundamental needs is being held close to their parents' chest.""being held close to their parents' chest" is a gerund phrase that functions as a ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) DO. C) OP. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complement. 53. Identify the gerund phrase:After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car. A) Laura was afriad. B) Driving her car. C) Afraid of driving. D) After the accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Driving her car. 54. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as a direct object. A) He is good at drawing. B) Drawing is relaxing. C) She loves drawing. D) Drawing is his hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves drawing. 55. Is the bold word a verb or a gerund?The band is playing my favorite song! A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 56. Select the infinitive or infinitive phrase.Runners seeking to participate in the Boston Marathon must have completed a qualifying marathon within the previous year and a half. A) To participate in the Boston Marathon. B) Within the previous year. C) Runners seeking. D) Must have completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To participate in the Boston Marathon. 57. In the sentence "My dog loves chasing squirrels, " which word is the gerund? A) My. B) Squirrels. C) Chasing. D) Loves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chasing. 58. Kate was swimming yesterday A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 59. Which of these words, when used as the subject of a sentence, is a gerund? A) Thinking. B) Thinks. C) Think. D) Thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking. 60. Identify the gerund phrase.Ethan was narrowly avoiding driving off the cliff. A) Was narrowly avoiding. B) Off the cliff. C) Ethan was narrowly avoiding. D) Driving off the cliff. 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