This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What role does a gerund phrase play in a sentence? A) A gerund phrase is always an adjective in a sentence. B) A gerund phrase serves as a conjunction in a sentence. C) A gerund phrase can only be used as a direct object. D) A gerund phrase can function as a subject, direct object, predicate noun, or object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A gerund phrase can function as a subject, direct object, predicate noun, or object of a preposition. 2. Find the Gerund Phrase:Having a special day for fathers was the idea of a Spokane, Washington woman. A) Was the idea. B) Having a special day for fathers. C) Of a Spokane, Washington woman. D) Having a special day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having a special day for fathers. 3. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?The damaged plane landed poorly, skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. Identify the verb.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) Reducing. B) Success. C) Key. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 5. All companies should try giving money to worthwhile artists a chance. A) Object of Preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Indirect Object. D) Predicate Nominative. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect Object. 6. Explain how to identify a gerund phrase in a sentence. A) Identify a noun ending in-ing that functions as a verb. B) Look for a verb ending in-ed that functions as a noun. C) Search for a preposition followed by a noun ending in-ing. D) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. 7. Running every morning keeps him fit. A) Skipping. B) Running. C) Swimming. D) Cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 8. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Writing stories is a creative outlet for her. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 9. Reviewing basic rules of the English language requires time and effort. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 10. It is relaxing to listen to music.Choose the best gerund sentence: A) It relaxes listen music. B) Relaxing to music when listening. C) Listening to music is relaxing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening to music is relaxing. 11. Our girls always enjoyed walking in the rain and wading in the puddles after a thunderstorm. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 12. Sorting through old photographs, we found a portrait of our grandfather. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 13. Gerunds can be the main verb in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?The captain during touchdown worried about skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. A) The captain. B) During touchdown. C) Worried about. D) Skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. 15. My least favorite part of this job is scraping the paint off the woodwork. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 16. Pablo's favorite hobby is playing the piano. A) Hobby is playing the piano. B) Favorite hobby is playing the piano. C) Favorite hobby. D) Playing the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing the piano. 17. What is the phase in red below:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 18. Identify how the gerund phrase is used in the sentence:'Baking cookies for the party is fun.' A) As a prepositional phrase. B) As the object. C) As an adverbial phrase. D) As the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As the subject. 19. I like to eat ice cream because it is refreshing.How I can transform the previous sentence into a gerund phrase that functions as a subject? A) I'm eating ice cream because it is refreshing. B) Refreshing ice cream is what I like. C) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. D) I like eating ice cream because it is refreshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. 20. .... for a career in dance generally begins at an early age. A) Training. B) Iftraining. C) People train. D) That people train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Training. 21. Find the gerund in the sentence:Playing basketball is a fun activity. A) Playing. B) Jumping. C) Run. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 22. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Singing in the choir brings me joy.' A) Singing in the choir. B) Eating ice cream. C) Running in the park. D) Dancing in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing in the choir. 23. True or False:According to formal grammar rules, the following sentence is written correctly: "The coach didn't like him complaining about the drills." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Is this a gerund phrase? Hoping to earn a decent grade, I studied with my best friend each night after practice. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 25. Is the phrase 'Eating ice cream' a participial or gerund phrase? A) Singing loudly. B) Participial phrase. C) Running marathon. D) Gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund phrase. 26. What is the phase in red below:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 27. What part of the sentence is the gerund? The police arrested him for speeding. A) Predicate nominative. B) Object of the preposition. C) Direct object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 28. David doesn't mind ..... his dog a bath every day. A) To give. B) Giving. C) Give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving. 29. I DON'T MIND ..... WITH NATIVES, BECAUSE IT COULD HELP ME TO IMPROVE MY SPEAKING SKILL. A) TO SPEAK. B) KNOWING. C) TO KNOW. D) SPEAKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SPEAKING. 30. What's the difference between a Gerund and a Gerund phrase? A) A gerund is only a verb form ending in "ing", a gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have. B) A gerund is a verb and a gerund phrase is a sentence with a verb form ending in "ing" . C) A gerund can be the noun in a sentence, a gerund phrase can be the subject with complements and modifiers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund is only a verb form ending in "ing", a gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have. 31. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:The sun started sinking like an enormous red ball as it disappeared from the western horizon. A) Sun started sinking. B) Sinking. C) As it disappeared from the western horizon. D) Sinking like an enormous red ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinking like an enormous red ball. 32. Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?Cindy appeared very graceful while she was jumping over the hurdles. A) Verb/verb phrase. B) Participle/participle phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb/verb phrase. 33. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Honoring all members of the armed forces is the purpose of Veteran's Day. A) Is the purpose of Veteran's Day. B) Honoring all members. C) Honoring all members of the armed forces. D) Honoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honoring all members of the armed forces. 34. He ate the leftover cupcake sitting on the counter. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 35. A gerund can be the subject of a senetence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. He barely avoided hitting the curb. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 37. What is the subject of the sentence?Many people have started making an effort. A) Making. B) Many people. C) Have started. D) Making an effort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many people. 38. True or False?A participle modifies a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Hal considered hitting the ball into left field because he saw a wide opening of play. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 40. Identify the gerund in the sentence:'I love dancing at parties.' A) Dance. B) Dancing. C) Loving. D) Partying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dancing. 41. ..... is a great way to start your day. A) Exercised. B) Exercising. C) Exercises. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercising. 42. The following sentence is punctuated correctly?Walking the boardwalk, is my favorite thing to do. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Living across the street from the middle school is extremely convenient. A) Living across the street. B) Is extremely convenient. C) Living across the street from the middle school. D) Living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living across the street from the middle school. 44. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Her hobby is collecting stamps.' A) Direct Object. B) Subject Complement. C) Subject. D) Object of the Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 45. What kind of sentence is the following:Research papers are so much fun to write, so I try to write at least one a year. A) Sentence with a Introductory Gerund Phrase. B) Complex Sentence. C) Sentence with a Introductory Participial Phrase. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound Sentence. 46. Solving a puzzle is interesting. Playing board games brings family members closer. The SUBJECTS of these sentences are; A) Gerunds. B) Gerund Phrases. C) Nouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrases. 47. What is the gerund phrase in this sentence? I'm really not interested in studying map-making for the rest of my life. A) Studying map-making. B) Not interested in studying. C) For the rest of my life. D) I'm really not interested in studying map-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying map-making. 48. Dancing in the rain can be a liberating experience. A) False. B) Maybe. C) Depends on the weather. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 49. Barbara avoids baking and cooking. The gerund acts as A) Predicate noun. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 50. Eating special foods is one way to celebrate special days.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: A) Yes. 51. Running for president is a serious ambition. A) Running for president. B) Is a serious ambition. C) President is a serious ambition. D) Serious ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running for president. 52. Gerund Phrases can be ..... of a sentence A) The subject. B) The object. C) The subject or the object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject or the object. 53. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to show cause and effect. A) Running daily. B) Watching TV. C) Studying regularly. D) Eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying regularly. 54. After the budget crisis, the city of Westford stopped funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. A) After the budget crisis. B) Stopped funding the construction. C) Funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. D) The city of Westford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. 55. What is the best way to join the following two sentences using a participial phrase?Mia was speaking very softly. She explained what happened. A) Mia, who was speaking very softly, explained what happened. B) While Mia explained what happened, she was speaking very softly. C) Speaking very softly, Mia explained what happened. D) She explained what happened, and Mia was speaking very softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking very softly, Mia explained what happened. 56. Do you want ..... to the beach this afternoon? A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 57. A gerund phrase (can / cannot) be removed from a sentence without destroying is basic sense. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 58. By studying hard in the evening, the student improved in his schoolwork. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 59. After sleeping all afternoon, it was difficult to go to bed at my regular time. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 60. What is the phase in red below:The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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