This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We couldn't eat any of the turkey roasting in the oven. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 2. My students love reading science fiction and fantasy novels.What is in red in the sentence above? A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 3. In the sentence below, doing is the gerund. What is its function in the sentence? I'm good at doing extreme sports. A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the Preposition. 4. Function of gerund:Carlos really enjoys biking. A) Object of the preposition. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 5. Identify the gerund(s):You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his method of eating. A) Character. B) Tell. C) Can. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 6. What is the definition of a gerund phrase? A) A phrase that starts with a verb and adding-ing. B) A verbal phrase that ends in-int-en-ed-t. C) A form of a verb adding any compliments and modifiers. D) A verb that has a adjective pronoun coming after it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A phrase that starts with a verb and adding-ing. 7. Spending time with his parents was one of Bruce Wayne's favorite activities before they were murdered.What kind of verbal phrase is highlighted in red? A) Participial. B) Neither. C) Gerund. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 8. All of us went to the movie theater. A) Participial Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Infinitive Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional Phrase. 9. What does a gerund serve as? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Pronoun. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 10. Identify the word group.Swimming laps in the pool is good exercise. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 11. Wearing red and blue on game day shows school spirit. A) Subject. B) Object. C) Object of preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 12. Jill's car, damaged by the wreck, was towed to a gas station. What is the participle? A) Wreck. B) Car. C) Jill's. D) Damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damaged. 13. What is the function of the gerund? The organizing of my supplies is causing distress because I am exhausted. A) Subject. B) Appositive. C) PN. D) IO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 14. Identify the participial phrase. Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk. A) Placing her money. B) Placing her money on the counter. C) Smiled at the clerk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Placing her money on the counter. 15. The difference between gerunds and participles is ..... A) Gerunds are nouns while participles are adjectives. B) Gerunds are adjectives and participles are nouns. C) There is no difference. D) Gerunds are groovy and participles rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerunds are nouns while participles are adjectives. 16. Traveling gives one a chance to see many wonderful sights. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 17. Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence. A) We discussed. B) To Florida-infinitive phrase. C) Moving to Florida-Gerund phrase. D) Moving to Florida-Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving to Florida-Gerund phrase. 18. Find the gerund:Dancing is a good exercise. A) Is. B) Exercise. C) Dancing. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dancing. 19. Choose the gerund in this sentence:Eating strawberries without washing them might make you sick. A) Eating strawberries. B) Eating strawberries without washing them. C) Washing them. D) Washing them might make you sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating strawberries without washing them. 20. Identify the rule of using infinitivesIt was too dangerous to stay in the house after the earthquake. 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: C) After the words "too" and "enough". 21. How is the following gerund or gerund phrase (in red) functioning in the sentence? Cheering for the team is fun. A) Subject. B) Subject complement. C) Direct object. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 22. The panda is an ..... species. A) Endangered. B) Endangering. C) Endanger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 23. Find the gerund:The letter requires singing. A) Letter. B) The. C) Requires. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singing. 24. The assemblers are responsible for ..... the products A) To manufacture. B) Manufacture. C) Manufacturing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufacturing. 25. How is the gerund being used? Writing argumentative papers should be required more in junior and senior classes. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) Subject. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. ← 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