This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is the gerund being used? Wearing red and blue on game day shows school spirit. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 2. I am sorry you wanted to see the movie.What is the infinitive? A) Am. B) You wanted. C) To see. D) Am sorry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see. 3. What is the Gerund in the sentence? Fishing is a relaxing sport. A) Relaxing. B) Sport. C) Is. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fishing. 4. In the sentence below, working is the gerund. What is its function in the sentence? Two hours of working out every day left Tanya exhausted by the end of the week. A) Subject. B) Subj Compl. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the Preposition. 5. Find the gerund:We are playing soccer. A) Soccer. B) We. C) Are. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing. 6. Which word is gerund? " (1)Watching TV in (2)living room is my favorite all the time. A) (1), (2). B) (1). C) (2). D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (1), (2). 7. The giraffe, reaching for leaves, was the tallest animal at the zoo. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 8. Which sentence has a gerund that is a predicate nominative (a word that renames the subject after a linking verb)? A) My favorite hobby is reading. B) I am reading a great book. C) Reading is my favorite hobby. D) I learned a lot from reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite hobby is reading. 9. Complete the sentence: ..... is a fun activity to do with friends on a sunny day. A) Flying kites. B) Flew a kite. C) To fly kites. D) A kite flies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying kites. 10. What is the complete gerund phrase in the sentence "Building a huge sandcastle took all afternoon" ? A) Building. B) Building a huge sandcastle. C) Took all afternoon. D) A huge sandcastle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building a huge sandcastle. 11. Which sentence uses a gerund as a direct object? A) Climbing is hard work. B) She is climbing the rock wall now. C) My cat loves climbing trees. D) That is a climbing plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat loves climbing trees. 12. Which word is a gerund in the sentence:'Swimming is my favorite summer activity'? A) Swimming. B) Favorite. C) Summer. D) Activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 13. Complete the sentence with the appropriate gerund form:'She is good at ..... stories.' A) Write. B) Writing. C) Wrote. D) Writes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing. 14. Which sentence shows the best parallel structure using gerunds? A) I like swimming, hiking, and to ride my bike. B) My chores are taking out the trash, to walk the dog, and washing dishes. C) For a healthy life, try eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep. D) She is good at drawing, to paint, and sculpts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For a healthy life, try eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep. 15. In which sentence is the word 'painting' used as a gerund (a noun)? A) He is painting a picture of his dog. B) The painting on the wall is beautiful. C) My mom's favorite hobby is painting. D) Look at that freshly painted fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mom's favorite hobby is painting. 16. True or False:In the sentence, 'I'm tired of waiting, ' the word 'waiting' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which sentence best revises 'To be a good teammate means you must communicate well' by using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) A good teammate is communicating well. B) Being a good teammate means communicating well. C) For being a good teammate, you must communicate well. D) You are a good teammate by communicating well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being a good teammate means communicating well. 18. Complete the sentence:My brother really enjoys ..... video games with his friends. A) Plays. B) Played. C) Playing. D) To play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 19. True or False:In formal writing, the sentence "We were all proud of his winning the championship" is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Identify the gerund in the sentence:'Running every morning is good for your health.' A) Running. B) Good. C) Morning. D) Health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 21. Which sentence best uses a gerund to combine these two ideas: "I listen to music. It helps me focus on my homework." ? A) Listening to music helps me focus on my homework. B) I listen to music, and it helps me focus. C) Because I listen to music, I can focus on my homework. D) To listen to music helps me focus on my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listening to music helps me focus on my homework. 22. Which option best completes the sentence:'He avoided ..... the truth.' A) Telling. B) Tell. C) Told. D) Tells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 23. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Her passion for painting landscapes is evident.' A) Her passion. B) For painting landscapes. C) Painting landscapes. D) Is evident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting landscapes. 24. A gerund can function as the subject of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What role does the gerund play in this sentence? 'Reading books is my hobby.' A) Subject. B) Object. C) Adjective. D) Verb. 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