This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the gerund(s) in the following sentence:Starting school on Friday is weird, but I am hoping the day goes quickly. A) Starting. B) Hoping. C) Am hoping. D) Starting, hoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starting. 2. She hates ..... long distances by car. A) Running. B) Walking. C) Traveling. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traveling. 3. Gerunds end in .....? A) -ed. B) -ing. C) Any past tense verb endings. D) Heartbreak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 4. What is a gerund direct object? A) The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. B) The receiver of the action (verb). C) It identifies or describes the subject (Follows a linking verb). D) Follows a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The receiver of the action (verb). 5. The principal gave a speech to the graduating class.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 6. He doesn't like ..... a hotel online. A) Going. B) Booking. C) Staying. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Booking. 7. Which of the following shows both the subject and object of preposition in the same sentence? A) "Shoveling snow was his punishment for lying.". B) "Preparing the food was Mary's job.". C) "Before playing hockey, I have to do my homework.". D) "Try reading this book about planting seeds for your science project.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Shoveling snow was his punishment for lying.". 8. Yolanda is acting in the new play.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 9. Identify the function of the gerund phrase:Hauling packages on litters simplified work for early workers. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 10. What is the function of the gerund? Dragon loves getting Nighthawk off task. A) Predicate nominative. B) Appositive. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 11. You should give talking less a try. How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Direct Object. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 12. Identify what the underlined word is in this sentence.The winning athlete gets a trophy. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 13. The flying insect was a nuisance.What is the participle? A) Insect. B) Flying. C) Nuisance. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying. 14. Which of these sentences is correct, in form of gerunds? A) He began to doubt himself. B) He began doubting to himself. C) He began doubting himself. D) He begin to doubt himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He began doubting himself. 15. The people on the beach enjoyed the cooling breeze off the ocean.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 16. Visiting our relatives is a pleasant activity. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 17. "Her favorite sport is swimming." A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject Complement. 18. What is the RED phrase? My son, running into the end zone, is smiling from ear to ear. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 19. "He apologized for being late. "What is the gerund in this sentence? A) Apologized. B) Being. C) Late. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 20. What follows a preposition? A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a Preposition. 21. In the sentence "Fernando decided that flying above theclouds was the most incredible experience he'd ever had." the gerund flying is the: A) Complement. B) Subject. C) Object. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object. 22. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? Many people find that they can beat stress by walking. A) Many people. B) Find that they. C) Can beat stress. D) By walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By walking. 23. You must wash your hands after eating? Gerunds (eating) used because ..... A) It located after verb. B) It located after prepositions. C) It located after adjectives. D) Early word in sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It located after prepositions. 24. Identify the VERB in this sentence:Listening gave me a headache. A) Listening. B) Gave. C) Me. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave. 25. Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence: A) Subject. B) Object of the preposition. C) Direct object. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 26. My daughter really loves playing soccer and volleyball. A) Subject. B) Object. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 27. Not knowing what to do, I was left in a ..... mood. A) Confused. B) Confusing. C) Confussing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confused. 28. It's difficult ..... people's names in a big class. A) Not to forget. B) Not forguetting. C) Forget. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to forget. 29. Solving a crossword puzzle is a nice activity on a rainy day.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 30. Identify the participial phrase. Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm. A) Quickly licked the ice cream. B) Licked the ice cream. C) Dripping down his arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dripping down his arm. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books