This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:In the sentence "My mom is baking a cake, " the word "baking" is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. When my friends talk to my crush I get angry. A) My friends talking to my crush makes me angry. B) My friends' talking to my crush makes me angry. C) My friends' talk to my crush makes me angry. D) My friends talk to my crush makes me angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friends' talking to my crush makes me angry. 3. Which sentence uses a gerund to express an activity you enjoy? A) I like to swim. B) Swimming is something I enjoy. C) I am swimming in the pool. D) I swam yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming is something I enjoy. 4. Harry dislikes ..... food that isn't organic. He only shops at health food stores. A) EATING. B) TO EAT. C) TO EATING. D) EATTING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EATING. 5. CHOOSE THE VERB IN GERUND A) PLAYING. B) WORKING. C) TO WORK. D) TO STUDY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WORKING. 6. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.2. I just finished typing my term paper. A) Typing. B) Finished. C) Just finished typing. D) Typing my term paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Typing my term paper. 7. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Can we go biking on the trail this afternoon? A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 8. She is worried about ..... sick, so she stays home all the time. A) Gets. B) Getting. C) Geting. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 9. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I am fond of playing chess. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 10. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 11. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:They called my playing brilliant. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 12. PASAR A GERUND:DRAW / BORING A) DRAWING IS BORING. B) BORING IS DRAW. C) DRAW IS BORING. D) BORING IS DRAWING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DRAWING IS BORING. 13. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.They discussed ..... (go) somewhere exotic on their vacation this year. A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 14. I can't stand when people leave the toilet without flushing. A) I can't stand people's not flushing the toilet. B) I can't stand people's flushing the toilet. C) I can't stand people not flushing the toilet. D) I can't stand people's not flush the toilet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't stand people's not flushing the toilet. 15. I really hate when people drive like crazy. A) People's driving like crazy gets to my nerves. B) People driving like crazy gets to my nerves. C) People's drive like crazy gets to my nerves. D) People drive like crazy gets to my nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's driving like crazy gets to my nerves. 16. "He received a beating from his father for failing the test.""beating from his father" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) DO. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DO. 17. Identify the gerund phrase.The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house. A) Frowning artist. B) Was thinking. C) Artist was thinking of painting. D) Painting my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting my house. 18. In which sentence is the word 'running' used as a gerund, not as part of a verb or as an adjective? A) The running water looked so clear. B) I am running in the race tomorrow. C) Running is great exercise. D) He came running when he heard the bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running is great exercise. 19. Select the gerund or gerund phrase.A number of wildlife websites feature a live camera stream from the Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, China, so people all over the world can enjoy watching pandas in their natural habitat. A) A live camera stream. B) From the Bifengxia Panda Base. C) In Ya'an, China. D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. 20. She's fond of cook italian food. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Terri's idea of a fun Saturday afternoon includes riding her horse, Samson. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 22. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Maria gives singing all of her attention. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect object. 23. -I can't stand driving in traffic.- A) Neither can I. B) Neither am I. C) So can I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither can I. 24. "Nobody likes doing the same thing over and over again.""doing the same thing over and over again" is the gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Complement. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 25. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."My diet, eating fruit and vegetables, was effective." A) SUBJECT. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) APPOSITIVE. 26. When my mother's boyfriend comes home it feels awkward. A) My mother boyfriend coming home feels awkward. B) My mother's boyfriend coming home doesn't bother me. C) My mother's boyfriend come home feels awkward. D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. 27. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.17. We finally stopped the bleeding from the cut in her leg. A) Subject. B) Appositive. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 28. Complete the sentence: ..... is not allowed in the library. A) Running. B) Run. C) Ran. D) To run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 29. Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Swimming is a great way to stay fit." A) Swimming. B) Great. C) Way. D) Fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 30. Curling up and reading a book is an enjoyable way of spending a rainy day. How is the gerund or gerund phrase functioning? A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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