This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A crescent wrench has adjustable jaws for ..... a nut, bolt, or pipe. A) To grip. B) They grip. C) Gripped. D) Gripping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gripping. 2. Identify the gerund:Keith considered joining the debate team, but he joined the yearbook staff instead. A) Considered. B) But. C) Joining. D) Joined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joining. 3. What is the gerund phrase?Playing baseball is a popular pastime for monsters. A) Playing baseball. B) A popular pastime. C) For monsters. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing baseball. 4. I ENJOY ..... MY HOMEWORK ALONE. A) TAKING. B) DOING. C) TO TAKE. D) TO DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DOING. 5. Find the participle. "A banana peel lying on the ground caused the comedian to slip." A) To slip. B) Lying on the ground. C) Comedian. D) Banana peel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banana peel. 6. The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children. A) Babysitting a pack. B) Of crying children. C) Babysitting a pack of crying children. D) Crying children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babysitting a pack of crying children. 7. Flying is a skill all birds must learn.What is the gerund in this sentence? A) Flying. B) Is. C) Must. D) Skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying. 8. Identify the gerund Many of the laughing students grumble about the ear-splitting singing. A) Grumble. B) Singing. C) Ear-splitting. D) Laughing, ear-splitting. E) Laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 9. Explain how gerund phrases can be used to show purpose. A) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by serving as adjectives. B) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by expressing emotions. C) Gerund phrases can be used to show purpose by acting as nouns that describe an action. D) Gerund phrases are used to show purpose by indicating time frames. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrases can be used to show purpose by acting as nouns that describe an action. 10. We talked ..... in another city. A) About studying. B) Of study. C) Study. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About studying. 11. Identify how the gerund is used in the sentence:'Her hobby is painting.' A) The gerund 'painting' is used as a direct object. B) The gerund 'painting' is used as an adverb. C) The gerund 'painting' is used as an adjective. D) The gerund 'painting' is used as a predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The gerund 'painting' is used as a predicate noun. 12. My grandfather and his friends enjoy swimming at the beach. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 13. Gerunds always function as ..... A) Verbs. B) Adjectives. C) Adverbs. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nouns. 14. When you know the length of the base and the height, calculating the area of a triangle is easy. A) Calculating the area of a triangle. B) When you know the length. C) When you know the length of the base and the height. D) The area of a triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calculating the area of a triangle. 15. Which of the following sentences uses a gerund phrase correctly? A) Ice cream eating is fun. B) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. C) I loving eat ice cream. D) I love to eating ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. 16. "Playing is ..... in the sentence. A) The object of a preposition. B) An indirect object. C) A predicate nominative. D) A direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The object of a preposition. 17. In this sentence, the gerund phrase "Conserving energy" functions as the ..... of the sentence. A) Predicate. B) Adjective. C) Subject. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 18. Injured in the fall, Evelyn considered dropping out of the race. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 19. The student was laughing so hard that he started crying. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. Pedro asked Daniel ..... talking for 5 seconds. A) To stop. B) Stopping. C) Stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stop. 21. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars. A) Adverb. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 22. My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. the gerund is used as ..... A) Direct object. B) Predicate nominative. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 23. Locate the complete gerund phrase in the sentence: "My little sister's worst chore is taking out the smelly trash." A) Taking out the smelly trash. B) Is taking. C) Taking out. D) Smelly trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking out the smelly trash. 24. ..... a house is not affordable. A) Buys. B) Buying. C) Buy. D) To buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 25. Running long distance is a great activity if you want to stay in shape. A) Appositive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Infinitive phrase. E) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrase. 26. Definition of a gerund A) Noun ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. C) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the main verb of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. 27. She enjoys reading books before going to bed. A) Reading books. B) Watching movies. C) Playing video games. D) Cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books. 28. Climbing trees is her favorite pastime.In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Subject. B) Predicate noun. C) Object of the preposition. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 29. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence. He decided to give up ..... after that experience. A) To gambling. B) Gambling. C) To gamble. D) Gamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gambling. 30. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 31. Using balsa sticks and tissue paper, he made me my first kite. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 32. What is an example of a gerund used as a subject? A) To run is good exercise. B) Running is good exercise. C) Ran is good exercise. D) Run is good exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running is good exercise. 33. Bob wants to live close to where he works. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Participial phrase. E) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 34. What is the gerund phrase?When monsters are thirsty, they drink from the hose pipe. A) From the hose pipe. B) There is no gerund phrase. C) They drink. D) When monsters are thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no gerund phrase. 35. How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? A) It renames the noun in front of it. B) It is the action in the sentence. C) It shows a relationship between two words. D) It describes the noun next to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It describes the noun next to it. 36. People waited outside the palace to see whether the queenwould appear on the balcony. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 37. What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence:'Her passion is painting landscapes.' A) Object of Preposition. B) Subject Complement. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 38. My dog's only trick is singing. The gerund is (a) . How is the gerund used? (b) A) Predicate Nominative. B) Singing. C) Subject. D) Only Trick. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 39. Where is the participle in the next two sentences?Dancing queen. Feel the beat from the tambourine. A) Dancing. B) Tambourine. C) Beat. D) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dancing. 40. Last week, I made ..... my priority. A) Studying. B) To studying. C) Study. D) To study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 41. I'M THINKING IN ..... MY VACATION NEXT WEEK. A) TO DO. B) TAKING. C) TO TAKE. D) DOING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TAKING. 42. Rewrite the sentence using a gerund phrase:I play tennis after school. It's fun A) I played tennis after school. B) Playing tennis after school is fun. C) I am playing tennis after school. D) I will play tennis after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing tennis after school is fun. 43. Explain how gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions. A) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by indicating past events. B) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by expressing future intentions. C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. D) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by functioning as adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. 44. I love making models. I like flying a kite. I enjoy playing with my cats.The OBJECTS of these sentences are: A) Gerunds. B) Gerund Phrases. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrases. 45. What are the functions of gerunds in a sentence? A) Verbs, adjectives, adverbs of quantity and indirect objects. B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. C) A gerund or a gerund phrase can do anything that a noun can do. D) Subjects, indirect objects, adverbs or the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. 46. The growling of the chained dogs made me uneasy. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 47. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Direct Object. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 48. Which of the following is a gerund phrase that could act as a noun in a sentence? A) Running quickly down the hall. B) Was running. C) To run a mile. D) He runs fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly down the hall. 49. 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. 50. Companies find different ways of being helpful. A) Direct Object. B) Object of Preposition. C) Subject. D) Predicate Nominative. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of Preposition. 51. What is "lying" in this sentence. A) Gerund. B) Verb. C) Object of a preposition. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participle. 52. What would be a good definition of "Gerund" ? A) A gerund is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. B) A gerund can indicate how something happens, to what extent, where, or when. C) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. D) A gerund is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. 53. Identify the gerund phrase:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) Hogging the middle of the bed. B) Annoying habit is hogging. C) My dog's most annoying habit. D) Annoying habig. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hogging the middle of the bed. 54. 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. 55. ..... 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. 56. A climbing helmet ..... protection for a rock-climber's head from falling rocks and other hazards. A) To provide. B) Provides. C) Providing. D) That provides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides. 57. 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. 58. Find the Gerund Phrase:By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories. A) Of soldiers. B) Decorating the graves. C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. D) By decorating the graves of soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. 59. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:She is good at singing? A) Serve as the subject of the sentence. B) Act as the object of the preposition. C) Function as the direct object. D) Modify the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act as the object of the preposition. 60. Choose the sentence that contains a gerund phrase. A) They were playing soccer. B) She enjoys reading books. C) We will meet at noon. D) He is going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoys reading books. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 1Gerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 3Gerund Phrases Quiz 4Gerund Phrases Quiz 5Gerund Phrases Quiz 7Gerund Phrases Quiz 8Gerund Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books