This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sarah was afraid of the flying monkey when she went to the zoo. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 2. She decided ..... (study) Biology. A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To study. 3. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Workers started using logs as rollers for litters. A) Workers started. B) Using logs. C) Using logs as rollers. D) Using logs as rollers for litters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using logs as rollers for litters. 4. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey. A) Sweeping across the night sky,. B) The bats hunted. C) Their prey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweeping across the night sky,. 5. Identify the gerunds:Grocery shopping before eating is leading to some disgusting food choices. A) Shopping, eating, leading, disgusting. B) Shopping, eating, leading. C) Shopping, eating. D) Leading, disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shopping, eating. 6. When I am trying to save money, I hate buying clothes.What is the gerund? A) Am trying. B) Buying. C) To save. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 7. Identify the gerund phrase(s) in the following sentence:Restoring an old car is one way to increase its plunging value and fading appearance. A) Restoring an old car. B) Restoring an old car is one way. C) To increase its value. D) Plunging value, fading appearance. E) Is one way to increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restoring an old car. 8. Fill in the blank by using a gerund.Marta doesn't mind ..... to the soccer game. A) To go. B) Going. C) Watched. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 9. Identify the type of participle used in this sentence:The disease spread at an alarming rate. A) Present participle. B) Past participle. C) Perfect participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present participle. 10. Exploring can be dangerous in unknown territory. What is the function of the underlined gerund in this sentence? A) It's an adverb. B) It's a verb. C) It's an adjective. D) It's a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a noun. 11. Gerunds that follow an action verb have what function? A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Predicate Noun. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 12. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? Good hobbies for children can be fishing or painting. A) Good hobbies. B) For children. C) Can be. D) Fishing or paining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fishing or paining. 13. Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.Gordon is not comfortable with the idea of flying over the ocean. A) Simple Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate Nominative / Subject complement. D) Object of the Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the Preposition. 14. Identify the function of the gerund.Fransisco gives swimming all of his energy and time. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Predicate nominative. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect object. 15. Maeila stopped ..... hello to her friends A) Says. B) Saying. C) To say. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say. 16. It was a ..... news for the boy. A) Shock. B) Shocking. C) Shocked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shocking. 17. Which word is a gerund? Listening to that man give a speech is sometimes difficult to endure. A) Speech. B) That man. C) Listening. D) Difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening. 18. In the 1950s and 60s, a unique trend in housing impacted American culture, the rise of suburbs. How is the underlined word functioning in the sentence? A) As a noun that is the object of a preposition. B) As the main verb in the sentence. C) As an adjective modifying the noun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a noun that is the object of a preposition. 19. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The police arrested him for speeding . A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative/noun. D) Object of prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of prepositional phrase. 20. Find the gerund:Climbing is not as easy as it looks. A) Easy. B) Climbing. C) Looks. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climbing. 21. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:The competing figure skater practiced gliding across the ice. A) The competing figure skater. B) Competing figure skater. C) Gliding across the ice. D) Practiced gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding across the ice. 22. How is the following gerund or gerund phrase (in red) functioning in the sentence? While waiting for her friend at the coffee shop, Jessica enjoyed sipping her cappuccino . A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 23. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:You should first consider writing a rough draft for your paper. A) You should first consider. B) Writing a rough draft. C) Writing a rough draft for your paper. D) For your paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing a rough draft for your paper. 24. How is the underlined gerund acting in the sentence? As a struggling student, he gave reading a try. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 25. Her constant whispering to girls around her began to irritate the teacher. A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Object of preposition. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 26. How is the following gerund or gerund phrase (in red) functioning in the sentence? Watching fireflies on a summer night makes me think of my childhood. A) Subject. B) Subject complement. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 27. ..... customers are very important to any successful business. A) Angry. B) Satisfied. C) Annoying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied. 28. What is the Participial Phrase in this sentence:People planning to study biology must meet the science teacher. A) People planning. B) Planning to study biology must meet the science teacher. C) Planning to study biology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning to study biology. 29. What is the Infinitive Phrase in this sentence:My greatest dream is to climb Mount Everest. A) To climb. B) Greates dream is to climb. C) To climb Mount Everst. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To climb Mount Everst. 30. Identify the rule of using infinitives:The parents were happy to see their children rescued after the tsunami. A) To explain purpose. B) After adj. afraid/scared/happy/glad/sad. C) After the words "too" and "enough". D) After verbs such as refuse/allow/expect/ decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After adj. afraid/scared/happy/glad/sad. ← 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