This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -I don't mind walking to school.- A) Neither can I. B) Well, I do. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well, I do. 2. Which sentence best combines the ideas 'He checks his phone constantly. It distracts him from his homework.' using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) He is distracted from his homework by checking his phone constantly. B) Checking his phone constantly distracts him from his homework. C) To check his phone constantly is a distraction from his homework. D) His homework is distracted by his phone checking constantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checking his phone constantly distracts him from his homework. 3. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I like partying with my friends on the weekend. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 4. Many people ..... next to smokers in restaurants. They thinks it is rude. A) Avoid talking. B) Avoid sitting. C) Like sitting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoid sitting. 5. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Her dream of traveling around the world became a reality last summer when she saved enough money for the trip. A) Subject compliment. B) Object of the preposition. C) Direct object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 6. Look at the following sentence:He was awakened by the constant ringing of the telephone. What purpose does the word "ringing" serve in the sentence? A) Ringing is a gerund and acts as the object (noun) of a preposition. B) Ringing is a present [participle and acts as the main verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ringing is a gerund and acts as the object (noun) of a preposition. 7. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.she's stopped ..... (talk) to him because they had a big argument. A) Talking. B) To talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 8. Rhonda's favorite summer activity is going skiing and hiking at Patoka Lake. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Going. B) Skiing. C) Hiking. D) Skiing and hiking. E) Going, skiing, hiking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skiing and hiking. 9. True or False:In the sentence 'The crying baby kept everyone awake, ' the word 'crying' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:I don't enjoy painting. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 11. John is interested in ..... biology. A) Studying. B) Study. C) To study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 12. Why is the word in blue a gerund?Whomping the children was Mrs. Brennan's job on Halloween because she was dressed as the Willow from Harry Potter. A) Because it comes first. B) Because it is a fun word. C) Because it is the subject of the sentence. D) Because it is the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is the subject of the sentence. 13. "One of your main tasks as a teacher is ensuring that everybody is able to listen to the volume of your voice when teaching."is the gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Complement. D) Object of the prep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. 14. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Reading novels with complex themes can broaden your understanding of different perspectives, especially when you analyze the characters' motivations. A) Subject. B) Subject complement. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 15. Do you consider ..... a doctor? A) Studying. B) Becoming. C) Preparing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Becoming. 16. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Martina started painting with oils this year. A) Martina. B) Oils. C) With. D) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting. 17. Identify the participle in the sentence:The broken window was replaced. A) Broken. B) Was. C) Window. D) Replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 18. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.13. Sally wants a job in banking. A) Object of a Preposition. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of a Preposition. 19. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:Lola hesitated to order the port sausage. A) To order. B) To order the port sausage. C) Lola hesitated. D) The port sausage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To order. 20. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?The committee approved raising funds through a community event, which they believed would bring people together to support the local shelter. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject compliment. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 21. I'm ..... at solving problems. A) Love. B) Hate. C) Good. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good. 22. "He is tired of chasing you around.""chasing you around" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) DO. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OP. 23. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Studying art also taught him about history. A) Art. B) History. C) Taught. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studying. 24. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.3. Sally wants a job in banking. A) In banking. B) Banking. C) Sally wants. D) Wants a job in banking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banking. 25. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I look forward to sleeping in on Saturday. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. ← 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