This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'I am interested in learning new languages, ' what role does 'learning' play? A) Subject. B) Object of the preposition. C) Direct object. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 2. Complete the sentence to create correct parallel structure:'For a healthy life, doctors suggest eating good food, exercising regularly, and ..... enough sleep.' A) To get. B) Getting. C) You should get. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 3. Complete the sentence with the correct verb:Finishing all the levels of the video game ..... a long time. A) Take. B) Takes. C) Are taking. D) Were taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 4. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as an object of a preposition. A) I am interested in learning new languages. B) Learning new languages is fun. C) She loves learning new languages. D) Learning is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am interested in learning new languages. 5. Choose the gerund in this sentence:'My hobby is painting landscapes.' A) My. B) Hobby. C) Painting. D) Landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting. 6. In the sentence "We are responsible for cleaning our classroom, " how is the gerund 'cleaning' being used? A) As the subject. B) As the direct object. C) As the object of a preposition. D) As a predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As the object of a preposition. 7. Complete the sentence:' ..... helps improve concentration.' A) Meditated. B) Meditating. C) Meditate. D) Meditates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meditating. 8. In the sentence 'Jogging is a good exercise, ' 'Jogging' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which word is a gerund? A) Jumping. B) Jumped. C) Jumps. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumping. 10. True or False:The sentence 'We planned on to go to the movies, but we ended up just to watch TV' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite summer activity.' A) Swimming. B) Ocean. C) Favorite. D) Activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 12. Identify the gerund in the sentence:'My mom's only rule is no shouting in the house.' A) Mom's. B) Shouting. C) House. D) Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouting. 13. Why is the word in blue a gerund? A) Because it comes first. B) Because it is a fun word. C) Because it is the subject of the sentence. D) Because it is the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is the subject of the sentence. 14. True or False:A gerund is a verb form that ends in-ing and is always used as a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The word 'dancing' in 'They are dancing at the party' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Identify the complete gerund phrase in this sentence:'Winning the science fair was a huge surprise.' A) Winning. B) Winning the science fair. C) A huge surprise. D) Was a huge surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winning the science fair. 17. Complete the sentence: ..... is my favorite part of art class. A) Painting. B) Painted. C) To paint. D) Paints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting. 18. In which sentence is the '-ing' word used as a gerund? A) My dog is barking at the mailman. B) The barking dog was very loud. C) Barking is my dog's favorite way to say hello. D) I heard a dog barking outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barking is my dog's favorite way to say hello. 19. Complete the sentence:My brother avoids ..... his vegetables at dinner. A) Eat. B) Eats. C) Ate. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 20. My biggest challenge is finishing my homework on time. What is the grammatical function of the gerund phrase 'finishing my homework on time'? A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Object of a preposition. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicate nominative. 21. Complete the sentence:I'm thinking about ..... a new skateboard with my birthday money. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 22. True or False:In the sentence 'The running water looked clean, ' the word 'running' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Which sentence uses a gerund correctly? A) He enjoys to swim in the ocean. B) She likes swim in the pool. C) They enjoy swimming in the lake. D) I need swim every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They enjoy swimming in the lake. 24. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund and avoids using a participle? A) I saw my friend running for the bus. B) The crying baby needed a nap. C) His greatest skill is solving puzzles quickly. D) She was smiling all day long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His greatest skill is solving puzzles quickly. 25. Complete the sentence:I'm not very good at ..... secrets. A) Keep. B) Kept. C) To keep. D) Keeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keeping. ← 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