This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The student was laughing so hard that he started crying. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. Pedro asked Daniel ..... talking for 5 seconds. A) To stop. B) Stopping. C) Stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stop. 3. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 4. My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. the gerund is used as ..... A) Object of the preposition. B) Predicate nominative. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 5. Locate the complete gerund phrase in the sentence: "My little sister's worst chore is taking out the smelly trash." A) Is taking. B) Smelly trash. C) Taking out the smelly trash. D) Taking out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking out the smelly trash. 6. ..... a house is not affordable. A) To buy. B) Buys. C) Buy. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buying. 7. Running long distance is a great activity if you want to stay in shape. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) Infinitive phrase. E) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 8. Definition of a gerund A) Noun ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. C) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the main verb of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. 9. She enjoys reading books before going to bed. A) Cooking dinner. B) Watching movies. C) Reading books. D) Playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading books. 10. Climbing trees is her favorite pastime.In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Object of the preposition. B) Predicate noun. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 11. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence. He decided to give up ..... after that experience. A) Gamble. B) To gambling. C) Gambling. D) To gamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gambling. 12. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Using balsa sticks and tissue paper, he made me my first kite. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 14. What is an example of a gerund used as a subject? A) To run is good exercise. B) Run is good exercise. C) Running is good exercise. D) Ran is good exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running is good exercise. 15. Bob wants to live close to where he works. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Appositive phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. E) Gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 16. What is the gerund phrase?When monsters are thirsty, they drink from the hose pipe. A) When monsters are thirsty. B) They drink. C) There is no gerund phrase. D) From the hose pipe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no gerund phrase. 17. How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? A) It describes the noun next to it. B) It is the action in the sentence. C) It shows a relationship between two words. D) It renames the noun in front of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes the noun next to it. 18. People waited outside the palace to see whether the queenwould appear on the balcony. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 19. What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence:'Her passion is painting landscapes.' A) Subject Complement. B) Object of Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject Complement. 20. My dog's only trick is singing. The gerund is (a) . How is the gerund used? (b) A) Subject. B) Singing. C) Only Trick. D) Predicate Nominative. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 21. Where is the participle in the next two sentences?Dancing queen. Feel the beat from the tambourine. A) Beat. B) Tambourine. C) Dancing. D) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dancing. 22. Last week, I made ..... my priority. A) To study. B) Studying. C) To studying. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying. 23. I'M THINKING IN ..... MY VACATION NEXT WEEK. A) TO TAKE. B) TAKING. C) TO DO. D) DOING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TAKING. 24. Rewrite the sentence using a gerund phrase:I play tennis after school. It's fun A) I am playing tennis after school. B) I will play tennis after school. C) I played tennis after school. D) Playing tennis after school is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing tennis after school is fun. 25. Explain how gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions. A) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by expressing future intentions. B) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by functioning as adjectives. C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. D) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by indicating past events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. 26. I love making models. I like flying a kite. I enjoy playing with my cats.The OBJECTS of these sentences are: A) Gerunds. B) Gerund Phrases. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrases. 27. What are the functions of gerunds in a sentence? A) Verbs, adjectives, adverbs of quantity and indirect objects. B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. C) A gerund or a gerund phrase can do anything that a noun can do. D) Subjects, indirect objects, adverbs or the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. 28. The growling of the chained dogs made me uneasy. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 29. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of the Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 30. Which of the following is a gerund phrase that could act as a noun in a sentence? A) Running quickly down the hall. B) Was running. C) To run a mile. D) He runs fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly down the hall. ← 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