This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The freshmen drew their swords while reciting their lines of Romeo and Juliet. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. Companies find different ways of being helpful. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Subject. C) Indirect Object. D) Direct Object. E) Object of Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Object of Preposition. 3. What is "lying" in this sentence. A) Participle. B) Verb. C) Gerund. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 4. What would be a good definition of "Gerund" ? A) A gerund can indicate how something happens, to what extent, where, or when. B) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. C) A gerund is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. D) A gerund is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. 5. Identify the gerund phrase:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) Annoying habit is hogging. B) Annoying habig. C) Hogging the middle of the bed. D) My dog's most annoying habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hogging the middle of the bed. 6. Remembering my first kite brings back a lot of other memories. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 7. ..... overtime is quite common in this company. A) To work. B) Working. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 8. A climbing helmet ..... protection for a rock-climber's head from falling rocks and other hazards. A) That provides. B) To provide. C) Provides. D) Providing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provides. 9. True or False:Gerunds can be subjects, adjectives, and adverbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Find the Gerund Phrase:By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories. A) Decorating the graves. B) Of soldiers. C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. D) By decorating the graves of soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. 11. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:She is good at singing? A) Modify the verb. B) Serve as the subject of the sentence. C) Act as the object of the preposition. D) Function as the direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act as the object of the preposition. 12. Choose the sentence that contains a gerund phrase. A) He is going to the store. B) She enjoys reading books. C) We will meet at noon. D) They were playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoys reading books. 13. Find the Gerund Phrase:Playing jokes on people seems a strange way to celebrate a holiday. A) Playing jokes on people. B) To celebrate. C) To celebrate a holiday. D) Playing jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing jokes on people. 14. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.She is good at remembering trivia. A) She is good. B) Good at remembering trivia. C) Remembering trivia. D) At remembering trivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remembering trivia. 15. Create a gerund phrase using the verb 'dance'. A) Dancing. B) Dances. C) Danced. D) Dancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dancing. 16. The police told Rafael that ..... old ladies was a terrible thing to do. A) To attack. B) Attacking. C) Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacking. 17. Observing religious holidays is common throughout the United States. A) Is common throughout the United States. B) Observing religious holidays. C) Observing religious holidays is common. D) Observing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observing religious holidays. 18. Find the gerund. "By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories." A) Honor. B) Decorating. C) By. D) Graves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decorating. 19. Combine the following sentences using a gerund phrase:'I enjoy painting.' 'I find it relaxing.' A) I enjoy painting and finding it relaxing. B) Enjoying painting and relaxing. C) Painting is enjoyable and relaxing. D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. 20. Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. What is the gerund in the sentence? A) Giving. B) Taking. C) Giving and taking. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving and taking. 21. Which phrase is a Gerund phrase in the sentence "Eating breakfast and exercising regularly are important for your health." A) Eating breakfast. B) Exercising regularly. C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. D) Are important for your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. 22. Hal's nervous habit is blinking too much. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Predicate noun. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate noun. 23. True or False?If a word ends in-ed or-ing, it must be a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the pool is my favorite summer activity.' A) Swimming in the pool. B) Running in the park. C) Swimming at the beach. D) Eating ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming in the pool. 25. We were running ahead of the pack when we ran into the bear. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 26. Identify the gerund:Bernard hates buttering his toast with a fork. A) His toast. B) Buttering his toast. C) Buttering his toast with a fork. D) Buttering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buttering. 27. Kobe's teammate tried setting a pick for him. A) Kobe's teammate tried setting. B) Setting a pick for him. C) Pick for him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting a pick for him. 28. Identify the subject.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) Reducing our trash. B) Is. C) A key to success. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A key to success. 29. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund phrase? A) She is singing a song B) Singing in the rain C) The bird sings beautifully A) Singing is a fun activity. B) The rain is singing loudly. C) B) Singing in the rain. D) She is dancing in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) Singing in the rain. 30. The team has a slim chance of finishing in the top four. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. ← 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