This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do you say "Yo nunca me preocupo de llegar a los lugares puntualmente" in English? A) I never worry to get places on time. B) I never worry about getting places on time. C) I worry about getting places on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I never worry about getting places on time. 2. Rhonda's favorite summer activity is going skiing and hiking at Patoka Lake. How is the gerund or gerund phrase funtioning? A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 3. Flying makes me nervous. A) Gerund as an object. B) Gerund as a subject. C) None of them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund as a subject. 4. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:We gave our consent in writing. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition. 5. THE GERUNG OF:LIE A) LYING. B) TO LYING. C) LYIING. D) TO LIE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LYING. 6. I'm thinking of painting my house. A) I'm. B) Thinking. C) Painting. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting. 7. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."Writing news article is his forte." A) SUBJECT. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SUBJECT. 8. Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off. A) Cool. B) Hot. C) Day. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 9. Identify the gerund.They called her playing brilliant. A) They. B) Called. C) Playing. D) Brilliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 10. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?The coach suggested practicing free throws every day to improve their accuracy. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Subject complement. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 11. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:Watching his impossibly high leaps was an unforgettable experience. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 12. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? We're excited about visiting Hawaii. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 13. In the sentence 'My biggest challenge is finishing all my homework, ' what is the job of the gerund phrase 'finishing all my homework'? A) It's the subject of the sentence. B) It's a direct object. C) It's an object of a preposition. D) It's a predicate nominative that renames the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a predicate nominative that renames the subject. 14. I am bored ..... doing the same activity all the time. A) To. B) With. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 15. Read the sentence:'My friend avoids eating anything too spicy.' What is the grammatical function of the gerund phrase 'eating anything too spicy'? A) It acts as the subject of the verb 'avoids.'. B) It acts as the direct object of the verb 'avoids.'. C) It acts as the object of a preposition. D) It acts as a predicate nominative after a linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as the direct object of the verb 'avoids.'. 16. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none.Walking is good exercise. A) Walking. B) Is. C) Good. D) Exercise. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking. 17. I'm bad ..... singing, I should take a different class. A) Of. B) In. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 18. The seagulls gliding through the air looked like pieces of paper caught in the wind. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 19. In the sentence 'Running is a good exercise', the word 'Running' is used as a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. I don't mind ..... the cleanup after the party. A) To do. B) Doing. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 21. True or False:The following sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement:'Baking dozens of cookies take up the entire afternoon.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Identify the function of the gerund.Breaking up is hard to do. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 23. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:An activity that is good for your heart is walking. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Predicate noun. 24. They called her playing brilliant. A) They. B) Called. C) Playing. D) Brilliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 25. Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction. A) Washing machine. B) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. C) Piling too much. D) Was causing it to malfunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine. 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