This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 10 (53 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Peter's hair needs washing." What role is the gerund 'washing' playing in the sentence? A) Object of a preposition. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 2. What is the gerund phrase?Karla's ambition is hitting two home runs in one game. A) Karla's ambition is hitting. B) Is hitting two homeruns. C) Hitting two home runs in one game. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hitting two home runs in one game. 3. Identify the participle phrase!Laughing loudly, the boy is amused by the clown. A) The boy. B) Amused. C) The clown. D) Laughing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laughing loudly. 4. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence. Preston wants to run for office in the next election. A) For office. B) In the next election. C) To run for office. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run for office. 5. What is the gerund phrase?Coming from an English and Cuban background influenced the American poet William Carlos Williams. A) Influenced the American poet William Carlos Williams. B) Coming from an English and Cuban background. C) American poet William Carlos Williams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coming from an English and Cuban background. 6. Running in the heat is dangerous. In this sentence, the gerund is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 7. What is another way to say: "asking someone's age is often considered rude" ? A) To ask someone's age is considered rude often. B) Asking someone's age rude is often considered. C) It's often considered rude to ask someone's age. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's often considered rude to ask someone's age. 8. Select the gerund phrase from this sentence' Working hard can help in achieving goals A) Working hard and achieving goals. B) Help and goals. C) Working and goals. D) Hard and achieving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working hard and achieving goals. 9. Identify the gerund phrase:Bernard hates buttering his toast with a fork. A) Buttering his toast. B) Hates buttering his toast. C) Buttering his toast with a fork. D) Buttering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buttering his toast with a fork. 10. Provide an example of using a gerund as an object in a sentence. A) They love to sing. B) I enjoy swimming. C) I like to run. D) She hates to dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I enjoy swimming. 11. Identify the gerund phrase. Conserving energy can protect Earth's resources. A) Can protect. B) Conserving. C) Earth's resources. D) Conserving energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conserving energy. 12. Identify the function of the gerund. I am tired of working. A) Direct object. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 13. True or False? A participle modifies a verb. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. Identify the participle phrase!Bitten by the mosquito, he feels so itchy. A) Bitten. B) The mosquito. C) Itchy. D) Bitten by the mosquito. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitten by the mosquito. 15. What is the gerund phrase?Max hates waiting for the school bus on cold, snowy mornings. A) On cold, snowy mornings. B) Max hates waiting. C) Waiting for the school bus on cold, snowy mornings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting for the school bus on cold, snowy mornings. 16. A gerund can act as a verb in a sentence. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. What is the subject of the sentence? Many people have started making an effort. A) Making. B) Have started. C) Making an effort. D) Many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many people. 18. Which function does the gerund phrase in the following sentence perform?Psychology, studying the human mind, has become a popular major at university recently. A) Appositive. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive. 19. A gerund, ending in-ing, is a ver form that acts as ..... A) An adjective. B) A noun. C) A noun, adjective, adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun. 20. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence. His household chores were setting the table before dinner and washing the dishes afterwards. A) Setting the table & washing the dishes. B) His household chores. C) Setting the table. D) Setting the table before dinner & washing the dishes afterwards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting the table before dinner & washing the dishes afterwards. 21. What is the gerund phrase? Playing hide and go seek is a classic childhood game. A) Playing hide and go seek. B) Hide and go seek. C) A classic childhood game. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing hide and go seek. 22. Identify the participle phrase.The girls sitting under the tree were talking about the Korean idol. A) Were talking. B) The girls. C) Korean idol. D) Sitting under the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sitting under the tree. 23. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 24. A gerund can act as an appositive in a sentence. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 25. Is this phrase infinitive or gerund?:She is going to sleep? A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 26. What is the gerund phrase?Photographers enjoyed taking pictures of California's forty-niners. A) Photographers enjoyed. B) Of California's forty-niners. C) Taking pictures of California's forty-niners. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking pictures of California's forty-niners. 27. It is important to wash your hands before and after handling raw meat. A) Predicate Noun. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Subject. D) Indirect Object. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the Preposition. 28. Identify the participle phrase.I gave my mother a bracelet made of silver. A) Made of silver. B) My mother. C) Made. D) A bracelet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made of silver. 29. Which answer states the usage of the gerund phrase in the following sentence?I recommend reading books quietly to pass the time. A) Predicate. B) Direct object. C) Object of a preposition. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 30. Identify the gerund phrase as the subject in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Swimming in the ocean. B) Sleeping in the bed. C) Eating in the restaurant. D) Running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming in the ocean. 31. The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided. Identify the infinitive. A) The road. B) To Miss Lottie's. C) To be avoided. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be avoided. 32. Dogs and pigs are trained to find truffles. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 33. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after the verb 'suggested'? A) My dad suggested we can going out for pizza. B) My dad suggested going out for pizza. C) My dad suggested to go out for pizza. D) My dad suggested go out for pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad suggested going out for pizza. 34. Find the infinitive in the following sentence.Jerry wanted to run all the way home. A) Wanted to run. B) All the way home. C) To run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run. 35. Find the infinitive in the following sentence.When Misty learned to drive, she took her little brother to the park on weekends. A) To the park. B) To drive. C) Took her little brother. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drive. 36. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.We tried to plant a tree in the front yard. A) To plant a tree. B) In the front yard. C) We tried to plant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To plant a tree. 37. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:"Jogging every morning keeps him fit." A) Keeps him fit. B) Jogging every morning. C) Every morning keeps. D) Him fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jogging every morning. 38. True or False:In the sentence, 'Playing video games for hours can hurt your eyes, ' the subject is the entire phrase 'Playing video games for hours.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?Designing buses and cars is one thing you could be doing if you were to become a product engineer. A) Designing buses and cars. B) One thing you could be doing. C) To become a product engineer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Designing buses and cars. 40. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.In the mall, we want to walk quickly to the food court. A) To walk quickly. B) To the food court. C) In the mall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To walk quickly. 41. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.Preston wants to run for office in the next election. A) For office. B) In the next election. C) To run for office. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run for office. 42. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:"Writing essays improves your writing skills." A) Improves your writing. B) Your writing skills. C) Writing essays. D) Improves your skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing essays. 43. Find the infinitive in the following sentence.Mitchell did not want to go camping with his sister. A) To go. B) With his sister. C) Did not want to go camping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 44. Which of the following sentences contains a participial phrase? A) The boy, running quickly, won the race. B) To run is to live. C) He enjoys running. D) Running is a good exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy, running quickly, won the race. 45. Find the infinitive in the following sentence.Nona was not allowed to play guitar for band. A) Was not allowed. B) To play. C) For band. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play. 46. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:"The students, excited about the trip, gathered in the auditorium." A) Gathered in the auditorium. B) About the trip. C) Excited about the trip. D) The students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited about the trip. 47. True or False:In the sentence 'Baking is my grandpa's favorite weekend activity, ' the word 'Baking' is the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. True or False:The word 'running' is used as a gerund in this sentence:'The running water overflowed the sink.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. In the sentence, 'She finished cleaning her room, ' what is the job of the gerund phrase 'cleaning her room'? A) It's the subject. B) It's an adjective. C) It's the direct object. D) It's the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's the direct object. 50. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:"The dog, barking loudly, chased the cat up the tree." A) Chased the cat. B) Up the tree. C) Barking loudly. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barking loudly. 51. Which option correctly uses a gerund phrase to complete the sentence:My friend apologized for ..... A) Was late to class. B) Be late to class. C) To be late to class. D) Being late to class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being late to class. 52. My friend is excited about ..... on the soccer team this year. Choose the word that correctly follows the preposition 'about'. A) To play. B) Played. C) Playing. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 53. Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a participial phrase? A) The athlete quickly running, broke his personal record. B) The athlete quickly running broke, his personal record. C) Quickly running, the athlete, broke his personal record. D) The athlete, quickly running, broke his personal record. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The athlete, quickly running, broke his personal record. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 1Gerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 3Gerund Phrases Quiz 4Gerund Phrases Quiz 5Gerund Phrases Quiz 6Gerund Phrases Quiz 7Gerund Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books