This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$The fighting men were asked to go to their car and leave the party. A) To go. B) To their car. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 2. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Julie's best subject is writing. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Predicate noun. 3. In which sentence is the word 'baking' used as a gerund, not as a verb or adjective? A) The baking bread smelled wonderful. B) My mom is baking a cake for my birthday. C) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. D) I have to start baking soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking is my favorite weekend hobby. 4. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.8. When you clean, avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. A) Avoid mixing bleach with ammonia. B) Mixing bleach. C) Mixing. D) Mixing bleach with ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixing bleach with ammonia. 5. In the sentence 'My favorite hobby is drawing, ' what is the word 'drawing'? A) An action verb. B) A noun called a gerund. C) An adjective. D) A preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun called a gerund. 6. In the sentence 'She enjoys swimming', what is the function of the word 'swimming'? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Gerund. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 7. Are you good ..... playing soccer? A) To. B) About. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 8. Complete the sentence: ..... video games all day isn't a good way to spend your summer. A) Playing. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 9. "Husband always commends my cooking.""cooking" is a gerund that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subjectq. B) Direct object. C) Complement. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 10. Complete the sentence:My mom is great at ..... delicious cookies. A) Bake. B) Bakes. C) Baking. D) Baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking. 11. Complete the sentence:Instead of ..... about the problem, we should focus on finding a solution. A) Complain. B) To complain. C) Complained. D) Complaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complaining. 12. Identify the gerund phrase:The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children. A) Babysitting a pack. B) Babysitting a pack of crying children. C) Of crying children. D) Crying children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babysitting a pack of crying children. 13. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I was afraid of hurting her feelings. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 14. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Although he enjoys his work, working late into the night often leaves him exhausted the next morning. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 15. Susy intends ..... great teamwork with her peers. A) To do. B) Doing. C) To doing. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do. 16. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?Making a grilled cheese sandwich is pretty easy. A) Making. B) Making a grilled cheese. C) Making a grilled cheese sandwich. D) Is pretty easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making a grilled cheese sandwich. 17. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:Leaving Moscow changed Nureyev's career forever. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 18. True or False:In the sentence 'My friends were cheering for me at the finish line, ' the word 'cheering' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. -I love playing football.- A) I don't. B) So can I. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't. 20. Daniel helps his mother ..... A) To do. B) Do. C) Doing. D) Full and bare infinitve are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full and bare infinitve are possible. 21. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? George likes photographing birds. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 22. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The gardener finished cutting the grass. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 23. He is saving money ..... a new phone. A) Getting. B) To get. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 24. Give this to your mother; she loves reading. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Present participle. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 25. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as the subject. A) I enjoy reading books. B) Reading books is enjoyable. C) She was reading a book. D) They have read the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading books is enjoyable. ← 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