This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher praised the students for completing their assignments on time. A) The students were ignored by the teacher for finishing their assignments on time. B) The teacher criticized the students for completing their assignments on time. C) The teacher scolded the students for completing their assignments on time. D) The students were praised by the teacher for finishing their assignments on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students were praised by the teacher for finishing their assignments on time. 2. What part of the sentence is the gerund? My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. A) Predicate nominative. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate nominative. 3. Identify the gerund:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in a disaster. A) Washing. B) Result in a disaster. C) Jamming. D) Washing machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jamming. 4. We are coloring eggs for Easter. Is there a gerund phrase in this sentence? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.Caring for pets is a good way of earning money. A) Earning money. B) Caring for pets. C) Caring for pets & earning money. D) Is a good way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caring for pets & earning money. 6. The following sentence is punctuated correctly:I go on too many dates but I can't make them stay. That's what people say. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What is the gerund in this sentence? They do not appreciate my singing. A) My singing. B) Do not appreciate my singing. C) They do not appreciate my singing. D) Appreciate my singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My singing. 8. Find the Gerund Phrase:Our neighbor, Mr. Montoya, enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. A) Enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. B) With his sons on Father's Day. C) On Father's Day. D) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. 9. Does the following sentence begin with a gerund or participial phrase? Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 10. People find different ways of raising funds. A) Direct Object. B) Subject. C) Indirect Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Predicate Nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of Preposition. 11. 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. 12. Choose the correct function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'They discussed moving to a new city.' A) Direct Object. B) Object of Preposition. C) Subject Complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 13. What is the appositive(s)?Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house. A) A small deli. B) A small deli near our house. C) Tasty's. D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small deli near our house. 14. Identify the gerund.The rising start was renown for her brilliant acting. A) Acting. B) Brilliant. C) Was renown. D) Rising. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acting. 15. For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. A) Flying. B) Escape. C) Predators. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying. 16. Arithmetic is the ability to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. A) Taking off your shoes. B) Arithmetic is the ability to count. C) Without taking off your shoes. D) The ability to count up to twenty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking off your shoes. 17. Determine if the phrase is participial or gerund:'Swimming in the pool.' A) Eating ice cream. B) Running in the park. C) Participial. D) Reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial. 18. In the sentence 'I enjoy reading books', what is the gerund phrase? A) Playing games. B) Watching movies. C) Cooking dinner. D) Reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading books. 19. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?Pushing the handcart up to the man's house was tiring. A) Pushing the handcart. B) Up to the man's house. C) Was tiring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pushing the handcart. 20. How is a gerund used as a subject? A) A gerund performs the action of the verb, as in 'Swimming is fun.'. B) A gerund is used only in questions. C) A gerund acts as an object in a sentence. D) A gerund can never be the subject of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund performs the action of the verb, as in 'Swimming is fun.'. 21. Starting such a campaign is a challenging task. A) Object of Preposition. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Subject. D) Indirect Object. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 22. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to express purpose. A) I went to the store for buy groceries. B) I went to the store for bought groceries. C) I went to the store for buying groceries. D) I went to the store for buys groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I went to the store for buying groceries. 23. Categorize 'Playing basketball' as a participial or gerund phrase. A) Gerund phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund phrase. 24. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:He decided to take a walk in the park. A) He decided to eat lunch. B) To take a walk in the park. C) To take a nap in the park. D) Decided to go shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take a walk in the park. 25. IT'S INTERESTING ..... A BOOK WHEN YOU HAVE A BRAINSTORMING. A) TO PLAY. B) TO WRITE. C) PLAYING. D) WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO WRITE. 26. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence? 'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) My favorite activity. B) Swimming. C) The ocean. D) Swimming in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming in the ocean. 27. ..... was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west. A) While crossing rivers. B) Crossing rivers. C) By crossing rivers. D) Rivers being crossed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossing rivers. 28. What is "swerving" in this sentence? A) Object of a preposition. B) Verb. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 29. Find the participial phrase. "A banana peel lying on the ground caused the comedian to slip." A) Lying on the ground. B) Comedian to slip. C) Ground caused. D) None of the under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lying on the ground. 30. People gathered outside the theater to witness whether the magician would perform an incredible trick. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. ← 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