This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Going to the beach this summer will be a lot of fun. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 2. As part of his exercise regimen, Jack made walking every day a priority. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 3. Identify the gerund phrase:Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program will only create a larger junk-food distribution system. A) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program. B) Increasing funding. C) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program will only. D) Increasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program. 4. 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 can only be used as a direct object. C) A gerund phrase serves as a conjunction in a sentence. 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. 5. 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) Having a special day. D) Of a Spokane, Washington woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having a special day for fathers. 6. 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. 7. Identify the verb.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) Key. B) Reducing. C) Success. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 8. All companies should try giving money to worthwhile artists a chance. A) Indirect Object. B) Object of Preposition. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Subject. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Object. 9. Explain how to identify a gerund phrase in a sentence. A) Search for a preposition followed by a noun ending in-ing. B) Identify a noun ending in-ing that functions as a verb. C) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. D) Look for a verb ending in-ed that functions as a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. 10. Running every morning keeps him fit. A) Swimming. B) Skipping. C) Cycling. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running. 11. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Writing stories is a creative outlet for her. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Pablo's favorite hobby is playing the piano. A) Hobby is playing the piano. B) Playing the piano. C) Favorite hobby is playing the piano. D) Favorite hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing the piano. 20. 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. 21. Identify how the gerund phrase is used in the sentence:'Baking cookies for the party is fun.' A) As the subject. B) As an adverbial phrase. C) As the object. D) As a prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the subject. 22. 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) Refreshing ice cream is what I like. B) I like eating ice cream because it is refreshing. C) I'm eating ice cream because it is refreshing. D) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. 23. .... for a career in dance generally begins at an early age. A) Training. B) Iftraining. C) That people train. D) People train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Training. 24. Find the gerund in the sentence:Playing basketball is a fun activity. A) Eating. B) Run. C) Jumping. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing. 25. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Singing in the choir brings me joy.' A) Eating ice cream. B) Singing in the choir. C) Running in the park. D) Dancing in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing in the choir. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Is the phrase 'Eating ice cream' a participial or gerund phrase? A) Singing loudly. B) Gerund phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Running marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 29. 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. 30. 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. 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