This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Waving their hands, the spectators cheered the runners. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 2. Which word is the gerund? I am interested in hiring someone to replace the gutters on my house A) I am interested. B) Hiring. C) Someone. D) Replace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiring. 3. Knitting is her favorite winter hobby.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 4. Identify the rule of using bare infinitives:I would rather watch a film about disasters than experience one. A) Giving advice. B) After modals. C) Talking about preference. D) Giving permission. E) Forcing sb to do sth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talking about preference. 5. My favorite hobby is ..... A) Read. B) To read. C) Reading. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 6. We couldn't get out because of the car parked behind us. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 7. How is the infinitive being used? Alan refused to quit. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 8. Identify the participle:The dog wearing the red collar is Mack's pet. A) Red. B) Wearing. C) Collar. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing. 9. Identify the gerund/gerund phrase. A) Gives swimming. B) Swimming in summer. C) Energy and time. D) All of his energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in summer. 10. What is the RED phrase? Singing her heart out, the toddler knew all the words to Fancy. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Prepositional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 11. What's the verbal? Running up and down the stairs, my children gave me a headache. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 12. Do you like writing in the summertime? What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 13. What does a gerund end in? A) -ly. B) -ed. C) -ing. D) -s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ing. 14. Which option is a Past Participle? A) Talk. B) Talking. C) Talked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talked. 15. In some countries it's important ..... correctly in public. A) Dress. B) To dress. C) Dressing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To dress. 16. Find the Gerund Phrase:Making New Year's Resolutions is another tradition to think about adopting. A) Making New Year's Resolutions. B) To think about adopting. C) Making. D) Is another tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making New Year's Resolutions. 17. Which word is the gerund? Waiting alone on a street corner this late is scary A) Street corner. B) Scary. C) Waiting. D) Alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting. 18. The baby began crying when he dropped his pacifier on the floor. What is the gerund? A) Baby. B) Dropped. C) Crying. D) Pacifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crying. 19. Let's go ..... on Saturday! A) To shopping. B) Shop. C) Shops. D) Shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shopping. 20. Mark goes skiing every winter season. A) Gerund as noun. B) Gerund after preposition. C) After the verb "go" when talking about activities. D) After certain verbs and phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the verb "go" when talking about activities. 21. More people should consider saying hello to others in the hallways. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 22. Choose the role of the gerund in each sentence:Watching Netflix after dinner on weekends is my new favorite pastime. A) No gerunds here. B) Comes after a preposition. C) Subject of the sentence. D) Comes after verbs as an object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject of the sentence. 23. Identify the participle that is used as an adjctive:The bright lamp produced a pleasing effect. A) Bright. B) Produced. C) Pleasing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleasing. 24. Josephine's bad habit is gritting her teeth. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate nominative. 25. Do you think studying is time well spent? What is in red in the sentence above? A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinite. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 26. Which of these is a gerund? A) Hijacking. B) Sapling. C) Ring. D) Pling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hijacking. 27. What is the function of the gerund? Alex regretted spying on his neighbors. A) Predicate nominative. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 28. Adam started doing his homework at 12:30 am. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 29. ..... an apple every day is good for you. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 30. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence? Traveling gives one a chance to see many wonderful sights. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. 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