This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "He received a beating from his father for failing the test.""beating from his father" is a gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) DO. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DO. 2. Identify the gerund phrase.The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house. A) Frowning artist. B) Was thinking. C) Artist was thinking of painting. D) Painting my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting my house. 3. In which sentence is the word 'running' used as a gerund, not as part of a verb or as an adjective? A) The running water looked so clear. B) I am running in the race tomorrow. C) Running is great exercise. D) He came running when he heard the bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running is great exercise. 4. Select the gerund or gerund phrase.A number of wildlife websites feature a live camera stream from the Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, China, so people all over the world can enjoy watching pandas in their natural habitat. A) A live camera stream. B) From the Bifengxia Panda Base. C) In Ya'an, China. D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching pandas in their natural habitat. 5. She's fond of cook italian food. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 6. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?Terri's idea of a fun Saturday afternoon includes riding her horse, Samson. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 7. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Maria gives singing all of her attention. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect object. 8. -I can't stand driving in traffic.- A) Neither can I. B) Neither am I. C) So can I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither can I. 9. "Nobody likes doing the same thing over and over again.""doing the same thing over and over again" 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: B) Direct object. 10. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."My diet, eating fruit and vegetables, was effective." A) SUBJECT. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) APPOSITIVE. 11. When my mother's boyfriend comes home it feels awkward. A) My mother boyfriend coming home feels awkward. B) My mother's boyfriend coming home doesn't bother me. C) My mother's boyfriend come home feels awkward. D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mother's boyfriend coming home feels awkward. 12. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.17. We finally stopped the bleeding from the cut in her leg. A) Subject. B) Appositive. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 13. Complete the sentence: ..... is not allowed in the library. A) Running. B) Run. C) Ran. D) To run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 14. Identify the gerund in the sentence: "Swimming is a great way to stay fit." A) Swimming. B) Great. C) Way. D) Fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 15. Curling up and reading a book is an enjoyable way of spending a rainy day. How is the gerund or gerund phrase functioning? A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 16. I enjoy biking more than any other sport. A) A. Gerund as Subject. B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. C) C. Gerund as Object of the Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. 17. True or False:A gerund is always used to describe a noun, like an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Creating art is hard work but also lots of fun. A) Creating. B) But. C) Lots. D) Fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating. 19. ..... in the afternoon is not healthy at all. A) Reading. B) Praying. C) Sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeping. 20. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$Marissa refused to descend to the bottom of the cliff with the rest of the climbers. A) To descend. B) To the bottom. C) Of the cliff. D) Of the climbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To descend. 21. "The audience commended the man for saving his girlfriend from the shootout.""saving his girlfriend from the shootout" 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: D) Object of the prep. 22. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."His priority is attaining global peace." A) SUBJECT. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. 23. How much time do you ..... magazines or newspapers? A) Spending reading. B) Spend reading. C) Spend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spend reading. 24. Identify the function of the gerund.They called her playing brilliant. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Object of Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 25. "One of newborns' fundamental needs is being held close to their parents' chest.""being held close to their parents' chest" is a gerund phrase that functions as a ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) DO. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. ← 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