This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Restoring an old car is one way to increase its value and appearance. A) Restoring an old car. B) Restoring an old car is one way. C) To increase its value. D) One way to increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restoring an old car. 2. What is/are the gerund(s) in the following sentence? A good hobby for boys can be fishing or painting. A) A good hobby. B) For boys. C) Can be. D) Fishing or paining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fishing or paining. 3. The volcano made ..... noise as it expelled lava. A) Threaten. B) Threatened. C) Threatening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threatening. 4. The baby began crying when he dropped his pacifier on the floor. What is the gerund's function? A) Subject. B) Object of preposition. C) Direct object. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 5. Which of the following sentence contains a gerund? A) Watching the Oscars was exciting. B) To watch all of the Oscars, takes some dedication. C) Watching the Oscars, I fell asleep on the couch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching the Oscars was exciting. 6. Which word is a gerund? My biggest thrill was riding the roller coaster at night A) Roller coaster. B) Night. C) Riding. D) Thrill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding. 7. Which word is the gerund? I know jogging is good for a person's health, but I just don't like to do it. A) I know. B) Person's. C) I. D) Jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jogging. 8. How is the underlined gerund acting in the sentence? I still love reading now that I am all grown up. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 9. How is the gerund being used? Studying is an important job. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Object of the prepositional phrase. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 10. How is the gerund being used? Her constant whispering to girls around her began to irritate the teacher. A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Object of preposition. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 11. Identify the gerund in the following sentence.Miranda enjoys walking her dog. A) Miranda. B) Enjoys. C) Walking. D) NO GERUND. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking. 12. The squealing little children were enjoying themselves. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 13. Find the Gerund Phrase:Coloring eggs is an activity that belongs to another holiday. A) Coloring. B) Coloring eggs. C) To another holiday. D) Coloring eggs is an activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coloring eggs. 14. She is so fat, but she can't help ..... . A) Eaten. B) Eating. C) To eat. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 15. Where do most gerund phrases end? A) At the verb and/or at the noun. B) At the verb and/or at the end of the sentence. C) At the verb and/or at the adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the verb and/or at the end of the sentence. 16. Gerunds that are at the beginning of the sentence USUALLY have what function? A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Predicate Noun. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 17. The dog wearing the red collar is Mack's pet. What word is being modified? A) Dog. B) Collar. C) Pet. D) Mack's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog. 18. Identify the gerund phrase:Throwing money at the problem ignores the fact that the system is broken. A) Throwing money at the problem. B) Throwing money. C) Throwing. D) Throwing money at the problem ignores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throwing money at the problem. 19. Identify the VERB in this sentence:Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction. A) Piling. B) Will cause. C) Malfunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will cause. 20. Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.Becoming a doctor will take Mary Mae years of serious study. A) Simple Subject. B) Appositive. C) Predicate Nominative / Subject complement. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Subject. 21. IDENTIFY THE FUNCTION OF THE GERUND(S): A) Predicate nominative. B) Direct object. C) Object of a preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate nominative. 22. In this sentence "Swimming in the ocean has been Sharon'spassion since she was five years old." the main verb is: A) Was. B) Has been. C) Swimming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been. 23. What is a Infinitive? A) A word that acts as a verb and starts with a coordinating conjunction. B) A word formed from a verb but acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb, and it consists of two words:to + verb. C) A word formed from a noun but acts as a verb, adjective, or adverb, and it consists of two words:for + verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word formed from a verb but acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb, and it consists of two words:to + verb. 24. After looking at the quiz, Addy and Sean ran from the room as fast as they could, so they could tell everyone else how easy it would be. The word in blue is a gerund because ..... A) It is the subject of the sentence. B) It is the object of the sentence. C) It is the object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the object of the preposition. 25. Which of the following is the participle or participial phrase? The poor animals, abandoned by their owners, quickly found new homes after they were rescued. A) The poor animals. B) , abandoned by their owners,. C) Quickly found new homes. D) After they were rescued. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , abandoned by their owners,. ← 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