This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A more disastrous activity for long haired people is blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down. A) With the car window down. B) Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car window down. C) Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles. D) More disastrous activity for long haired people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car window down. 2. What part of speech is shown in the list below? is, am, was, were, are A) Action Verbs. B) Linking Verbs. C) Prepositions. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verbs. 3. IDENTIFY THE FUNCTION OF THE GERUND: A) Subject. B) Appositive. C) Object of preposition. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of preposition. 4. What's the verbal? It is important to feel fabrics before you buy them. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 5. Identify the VERB in this sentence:Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. A) Blowing. B) Is. C) Activity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 6. What identifies or describes the subject? (It follows a linking verb) A) Subjects. B) Direct Objects. C) Subject Complements. D) Object of Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject Complements. 7. Which words are gerund "I prefer (1)walking to (2)cycling." A) (2). B) (1). C) (1), (2). D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (1), (2). 8. Susan is knitting a sweater for her grandson.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a Verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not a Verbal. 9. Find the gerund phrase:Flying above the lake in this time is a little dangerous. A) This time is a little dangerous. B) Flying. C) Flying above the lake. D) Above the lake in this time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying above the lake. 10. "Reading is an important skill." A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 11. Identify the phrase. Waiting to begin the quiz, Jack started to tap his pencil. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 12. Identify the participle used in this sentence:Having done his work, he left the place. A) Present participle. B) Perfect participle. C) Past participle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect participle. 13. Make sure not ..... any piece of news before checking the source firts. you could be spreading. A) Sharing. B) To share. C) Sharingg. D) Share. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To share. 14. How is the gerund in the sentence being used? The baby began crying when he dropped his pacifier on the floor. A) Subject. B) Object of preposition. C) Direct object. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 15. In the sentence below, hanging is the gerund. What is its function in the sentence? Hanging the photo frames symmetrically proved more difficult than Tom thought. A) Subject. B) Predicate Noun. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 16. What part of speech is a gerund? A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a ..... A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 17. What is the receiver of the action (verb)? A) Subject. B) Direct Objects. C) Subject Complements. D) Object of Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Objects. 18. What's the verbal? The new student, taking a tour of the school, is here from Florida. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 19. Identify the rule of using infinitives:The rescue team stopped to rest after many hours of work. 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: A) To explain purpose. 20. What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence? Eating a balanced diet allows a person to keep healthy. A) Eating a balanced diet. B) Balanced. C) Allows a person. D) To keep healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep healthy. 21. Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as the object of the preposition? A) Writing long essays is Lance's favorite English activity. B) Leanna is excited about helping gophers build homes. C) During English class, Shelby tutors everyone around her. D) Wyatt loves singing grammar songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leanna is excited about helping gophers build homes. 22. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? My favorite hobbies are fishing and painting. A) A good hobby. B) For boys. C) Can be. D) Fishing and painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fishing and painting. 23. Gerunds work as ..... in sentences. A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Adverbs. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 24. How is the underlined word functioning? Kicking is frowned upon at the daycare. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 25. Which of these sentences contain an infinitive? A) I was studying at home yesterday when he called. B) We will be shifting to the new apartment this weekend. C) We have to study for a test, so I'm afraid we won't be able to make it. D) I went to the expensive parlor down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We have to study for a test, so I'm afraid we won't be able to make it. ← 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