This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the Gerund Phrase:Playing jokes on people seems a strange way to celebrate a holiday. A) To celebrate. B) Playing jokes on people. C) To celebrate a holiday. D) Playing jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing jokes on people. 2. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.She is good at remembering trivia. A) Remembering trivia. B) Good at remembering trivia. C) At remembering trivia. D) She is good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remembering trivia. 3. Create a gerund phrase using the verb 'dance'. A) Dances. B) Danced. C) Dancer. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dancing. 4. The police told Rafael that ..... old ladies was a terrible thing to do. A) To attack. B) Attacking. C) Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacking. 5. Observing religious holidays is common throughout the United States. A) Is common throughout the United States. B) Observing religious holidays. C) Observing religious holidays is common. D) Observing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observing religious holidays. 6. Find the gerund. "By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories." A) Honor. B) Decorating. C) Graves. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decorating. 7. Combine the following sentences using a gerund phrase:'I enjoy painting.' 'I find it relaxing.' A) I enjoy painting and finding it relaxing. B) Enjoying painting and relaxing. C) Painting is enjoyable and relaxing. D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. 8. Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. What is the gerund in the sentence? A) Giving. B) Taking. C) Giving and taking. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving and taking. 9. Which phrase is a Gerund phrase in the sentence "Eating breakfast and exercising regularly are important for your health." A) Eating breakfast. B) Exercising regularly. C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. D) Are important for your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. 10. Hal's nervous habit is blinking too much. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Predicate noun. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate noun. 11. True or False?If a word ends in-ed or-ing, it must be a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the pool is my favorite summer activity.' A) Swimming at the beach. B) Swimming in the pool. C) Eating ice cream. D) Running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in the pool. 13. We were running ahead of the pack when we ran into the bear. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 14. Identify the gerund:Bernard hates buttering his toast with a fork. A) Buttering. B) Buttering his toast with a fork. C) Buttering his toast. D) His toast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buttering. 15. Kobe's teammate tried setting a pick for him. A) Kobe's teammate tried setting. B) Setting a pick for him. C) Pick for him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting a pick for him. 16. Identify the subject.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) A. B) A key to success. C) Is. D) Reducing our trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A key to success. 17. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund phrase? A) She is singing a song B) Singing in the rain C) The bird sings beautifully A) Singing is a fun activity. B) B) Singing in the rain. C) The rain is singing loudly. D) She is dancing in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Singing in the rain. 18. The team has a slim chance of finishing in the top four. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 19. Asking for funds is an important activity. A) Object of Preposition. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Subject. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 20. Is there a gerund in this sentence?I hate to run. A) Yes, there is. B) No, there isn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, there isn't. 21. What part of the sentence is the gerund? John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate nominative. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 22. What is the Verb (V) of this sentence?"I like drawing." A) I. B) Like. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like. 23. A gerund is a ..... ending in-ing. A) Adjectival. B) Verbal. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal. 24. The problem is obtaining the necessary money. A) Object of Preposition. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative. 25. Competition is trying to do better than your opponent. A) Competition is trying to do better. B) Better than your opponent. C) Competition is trying. D) Trying to do better than your opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trying to do better than your opponent. 26. How is a gerund used as a predicate noun? A) A gerund acts as a predicate noun when it follows a linking verb and renames the subject. Example:'Her favorite activity is dancing.'. B) A gerund can only be used at the beginning of a sentence. C) A gerund is a verb that does not have any noun function. D) A gerund is used to describe an action that is happening in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund acts as a predicate noun when it follows a linking verb and renames the subject. Example:'Her favorite activity is dancing.'. 27. IT'S GOOD ..... YOUR HOMEWORK AT NIGHT. A) TO DO. B) TAKING. C) TO TAKE. D) DOING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO DO. 28. What is the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Her hobby is collecting stamps from around the world.' A) Is collecting. B) From around the world. C) Collecting stamps. D) Her hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collecting stamps. 29. It's interesting to read a book.Choose the best gerund sentence: A) Reading a book is interesting. B) Interesting reading a book. C) It's to read a book interesting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading a book is interesting. 30. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Playing basketball is his favorite pastime. A) Playing basketball. B) Is his favorite. C) His favorite pastime. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing basketball. 31. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?Ricky, going down the staircase backward, was very unsteady. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 32. Running in the heat is dangerous.In this sentence, the gerund is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 33. Find the Gerund Phrase:Most people would agree that respecting mothers is important every day of the year. A) Of the year. B) Respecting mothers. C) Is important every day of the year. D) Respecting mothers is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respecting mothers. 34. Find the infinitive phrase:My little brother Joey loves to play basketball inside the house. A) Joey. B) To play basketball. C) Inside the house. D) To play basketball inside the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To play basketball inside the house. 35. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?After making ten birds, Sadako lined them up on the table beside the golden crane. A) Making ten birds. B) Sadako lined them up on the table. C) Beside the golden crane. D) After making ten birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making ten birds. 36. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.The most amusing event, catching a greased pig, was the highlight of the fair. A) Most amusing event, catching a greased pig. B) Catching a greased pig. C) Was the highlight of the fair. D) Amusing event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catching a greased pig. 37. What is the subject? A) Javier. B) Essay. C) Art. D) Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Javier. 38. Practicing his basketball moves, Lucas dribbled effortlessly down the court. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 39. What is the word form of the object in these sentences?I like drawing.I love singing. I hate camping.I enjoy cooking.I dislike fishing. A) Noun(N). B) V-ing. C) Adjective(adj). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V-ing. 40. What is the gerund phrase?The monsters like it so much, they forget about eating their dinner. A) Like it. B) Eating their dinner. C) About eating their dinner. D) So much they forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating their dinner. 41. He decided to give up ..... after that experience. A) Gambling. B) To gambling. C) Being gambled. D) Gamble. E) To gamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gambling. 42. Find the Gerund Phrase:In almost every American town, holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition. A) Holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition. B) In almost every American town. C) On the Fourth of July. D) Holding parades on the Fourth of July. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holding parades on the Fourth of July. 43. "Planning is ..... in the sentence. A) The direct object. B) The subject. C) The object of a preposition. D) An adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An adjective. 44. I am interested in learning new languages. A) Cooking. B) Running. C) Swimming. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Learning. 45. How is the red word functioning in the following sentence?After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy. A) Adjective. B) Direct object. C) Subject. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 46. What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence:'Her favorite hobby is painting landscapes.' A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 47. The teacher praised the students for completing their assignments on time. A) The teacher scolded the students for completing their assignments on time. B) The students were ignored by the teacher for finishing their assignments on time. C) The teacher criticized 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. 48. 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. 49. Identify the gerund:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in a disaster. A) Result in a disaster. B) Washing machine. C) Washing. D) Jamming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamming. 50. 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. 51. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.Caring for pets is a good way of earning money. A) Is a good way. B) Caring for pets. C) Earning money. D) Caring for pets & earning money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caring for pets & earning money. 52. 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. 53. What is the gerund in this sentence? They do not appreciate my singing. A) They do not appreciate my singing. B) Appreciate my singing. C) Do not appreciate my singing. D) My singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My singing. 54. Find the Gerund Phrase:Our neighbor, Mr. Montoya, enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. A) With his sons on Father's Day. B) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. C) Enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. D) On Father's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. 55. 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. 56. People find different ways of raising funds. A) Object of Preposition. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Subject. D) Indirect Object. E) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of Preposition. 57. 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. 58. Choose the correct function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'They discussed moving to a new city.' A) Subject Complement. B) Direct Object. C) Subject. D) Object of Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 59. 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. 60. Identify the gerund.The rising start was renown for her brilliant acting. A) Was renown. B) Acting. C) Brilliant. D) Rising. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acting. ← 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 8Gerund Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books