This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the gerund phrase in the following sentence? Joining the Fanboys hit boy band was Noah's dream. A) Joining the Fanboys hit boy band. B) Noah's dream. C) Joining. D) Boy band. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joining the Fanboys hit boy band. 2. Find the gerund. "American Muslims celebrate this religious festival by fasting during the day." A) Fasting. B) Festival. C) During. D) Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fasting. 3. 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. 4. Identify the gerund phrase.Many people have started making an effort. A) Making an effort. B) Started. C) Many people. D) Started making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making an effort. 5. I am looking forward to meeting you. A) Meeting. B) Parting. C) Greeting. D) Encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting. 6. What is the phase in red below:Ben's rudest habit is eating the last of the leftover pizza. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 7. Running a marathon requires dedication and perseverance. A) Commitment and discipline. B) Strength and agility. C) Dedication and perseverance. D) Motivation and laziness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dedication and perseverance. 8. Identify the gerund phrase:Selling food at reasonable prices is possible when schools work with local farmers. A) Selling food at reasonable prices is. B) Selling food at reasonable prices. C) Selling. D) Selling food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selling food at reasonable prices. 9. Gerunds are similar to verbs, but they also name things, so they act like ..... A) Adverbs. B) Nouns. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns. 10. The teacher praised Sarah for helping the new student. A) Running. B) Cooking. C) Helping. D) Laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 11. A crescent wrench has adjustable jaws for ..... a nut, bolt, or pipe. A) They grip. B) To grip. C) Gripping. D) Gripped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gripping. 12. Identify the gerund:Keith considered joining the debate team, but he joined the yearbook staff instead. A) Joined. B) Considered. C) But. D) Joining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joining. 13. What is the gerund phrase?Playing baseball is a popular pastime for monsters. A) Playing baseball. B) A popular pastime. C) For monsters. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing baseball. 14. I ENJOY ..... MY HOMEWORK ALONE. A) TAKING. B) TO DO. C) DOING. D) TO TAKE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DOING. 15. Find the participle. "A banana peel lying on the ground caused the comedian to slip." A) To slip. B) Banana peel. C) Comedian. D) Lying on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banana peel. 16. 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. 17. Flying is a skill all birds must learn.What is the gerund in this sentence? A) Is. B) Must. C) Flying. D) Skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying. 18. Identify the gerund Many of the laughing students grumble about the ear-splitting singing. A) Laughing, ear-splitting. B) Grumble. C) Singing. D) Laughing. E) Ear-splitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing. 19. Explain how gerund phrases can be used to show purpose. A) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by serving as adjectives. B) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by expressing emotions. C) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by indicating time frames. D) Gerund phrases can be used to show purpose by acting as nouns that describe an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund phrases can be used to show purpose by acting as nouns that describe an action. 20. We talked ..... in another city. A) Of study. B) Study. C) Studying. D) About studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About studying. 21. Identify how the gerund is used in the sentence:'Her hobby is painting.' A) The gerund 'painting' is used as an adverb. B) The gerund 'painting' is used as an adjective. C) The gerund 'painting' is used as a direct object. D) The gerund 'painting' is used as a predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The gerund 'painting' is used as a predicate noun. 22. What has a gerund phrase? A) I love to read. B) The tolling of the bells is getting on my nerves. C) I was on the volleyball team before. D) I think it is cool to surf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tolling of the bells is getting on my nerves. 23. My grandfather and his friends enjoy swimming at the beach. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 24. Gerunds always function as ..... A) Nouns. B) Adverbs. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 25. When you know the length of the base and the height, calculating the area of a triangle is easy. A) Calculating the area of a triangle. B) When you know the length. C) When you know the length of the base and the height. D) The area of a triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calculating the area of a triangle. 26. Which of the following sentences uses a gerund phrase correctly? A) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. B) I loving eat ice cream. C) Ice cream eating is fun. D) I love to eating ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. 27. "Playing is ..... in the sentence. A) A direct object. B) The object of a preposition. C) An indirect object. D) A predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The object of a preposition. 28. In this sentence, the gerund phrase "Conserving energy" functions as the ..... of the sentence. A) Subject. B) Adjective. C) Predicate. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 29. Explain the purpose of the gerund phrase in this sentence:I avoid eating junk food. A) The gerund phrase is used as an adverb modifying 'avoid'. B) The gerund phrase serves as the subject of the sentence. C) The gerund phrase functions as an adjective describing 'junk food'. D) The purpose of the gerund phrase is to act as the direct object of the verb 'avoid'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The purpose of the gerund phrase is to act as the direct object of the verb 'avoid'. 30. Injured in the fall, Evelyn considered dropping out of the race. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. ← PreviousNext →Related 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