This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 4. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to show purpose. A) Eating pizza can give you a headache. B) I enjoy playing videogames. C) Studying hard is essential for passing the exam. D) To run is the only way to win the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying hard is essential for passing the exam. 5. Harold Kirkman is the plumber to hire if youwant the job done correctly. The infinitive phrase in the previous sentence acts as A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 6. Searching for an answer, I looked in a current dictionary. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 7. Editing the last manuscript took much time and effort. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 8. Birds learn flying in high winds at a young age.What is the gerund phrase? A) At a young age. B) Birds learn. C) Learn flying. D) Flying in high winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flying in high winds. 9. In the sentence 'The dog barking loudly is annoying.', identify the type of phrase used. A) Adverbial phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 10. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'His passion for cooking is evident.' A) Evident is his passion. B) His passion for cooking. C) For cooking. D) Cooking is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For cooking. 11. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean can be very relaxing.' A) Direct Object. B) Subject. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 12. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Promoting the rights of women was the focus of her speech. A) Promoting the rights of women. B) Of her speech. C) Was the focus of her speech. D) Promoting the rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promoting the rights of women. 13. Is this a gerund phrase? Avoiding the area where she slipped allowed her to bump into the cute boy from her Chemistry class. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. How is a gerund used as a direct object? A) A gerund can only be used as a subject in a sentence. B) When a gerund acts as a direct object, it receives the action of the verb. Example:'She enjoys reading.'. C) A gerund cannot function as a direct object. D) Gerunds are always used in the passive voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a gerund acts as a direct object, it receives the action of the verb. Example:'She enjoys reading.'. 15. What is the phase in red below:Walking on the beach, Delores dodged jellyfish that had washed ashore. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 16. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund phrase? A) The running water was cold. B) He enjoys running in the park. C) To run quickly is his goal. D) Running quickly, he caught the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys running in the park. 17. Eating small meals throughout the day can help you avoid hunger pains. A) Throughout the day. B) Eating small meals throughout the day can help. C) Can help you avoid hunger pains. D) Eating small meals throughout the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating small meals throughout the day. 18. What's the gerund phrase in the following sentence?The two best friends enjoyed painting murals. A) Painting murals. B) The two best friends. C) Enjoyed painting murals. D) Best friends enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting murals. 19. Franklin's surviving the process was a kind of scientific miracle. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 20. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Playing basketball is his favorite hobby. A) Basketball playing. B) Playing basketball. C) His favorite hobby. D) Is his. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing basketball. 21. True or False? A participle modifies/describes a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Benjamin uses his iPod ..... music. A) To listening. B) To listen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To listen. 23. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?Many people find that they can be stress by walking. A) By walking. B) Many people. C) Find that they. D) Can beat stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By walking. 24. SHE NEEDS ..... WITH NATIVES TO IMPROVE HER SPEAKING SKILL. A) TO SPEAK. B) SPEAKING. C) TO KNOW. D) KNOWING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO SPEAK. 25. Which is NOT true about gerund? A) It end in-ing. B) It acts as pronoun. C) It is a verbal. D) It has the property of verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as pronoun. 26. What is the Object (O) of this sentence?"I like drawing." A) I. B) Like. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing. 27. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Swimming in the ocean relaxes me.' A) Direct object. B) Predicate noun. C) Subject. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 28. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean can be very relaxing.' A) Very relaxing. B) Can be very relaxing. C) Swimming in the ocean. D) In the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming in the ocean. 29. Examine the phrase 'Walking in the rain' and determine if it is participial or gerund. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Gerund. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 30. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence:'Eating ice cream on a hot day is refreshing.' A) Adjective. B) Object. C) Verb. D) Subject. 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