This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence: ..... is a fun way to spend a Saturday. A) Playing video games. B) Play video games. C) Are playing video games. D) Played video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing video games. 2. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:One of his skills was leaping like a gazelle. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 3. You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. A) Jellybeans. B) Tell. C) Can. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 4. When I saw my grandma I couldn't help ..... her. A) Hugging. B) To hug. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hugging. 5. She is worried about ..... sick when she travels abroad. A) Gets. B) Getting. C) Geting. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 6. To make the list parallel, complete the sentence:My weekend plans include watching a movie, reading a book, and ..... A) To play outside. B) Playing outside. C) I will play outside. D) Played outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing outside. 7. Complete the sentence:My parents suggested ..... to the beach for our vacation. A) Going. B) To go. C) Went. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 8. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:Charles gave running the marathon his best shot. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect object. 9. I'm keen ..... visiting new places. Every place is a new experience. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 10. I hate the people who resells concert tickets. A) I hate people's reselling concert tickets. B) I hate people reselling concert tickets. C) I hate people's resell concert tickets. D) I hate people resell concert tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I hate people's reselling concert tickets. 11. Curling up and reading a book is an enjoyable way of spending a rainy day. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Curling up. B) Reading. C) Curling up and reading a book. D) Spending. E) Spending a rainy day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curling up and reading a book. 12. Identify the gerund phrase:Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected. A) Learning a new language. B) A new language is taking. C) Is taking longer than. D) Longer than I expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning a new language. 13. Stop ..... about tomorrow. You will do well in your Mathematics test. A) Listening. B) Watching. C) Worrying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worrying. 14. Determine if the sentence that has gerund is used as a subject, subjective complement, object of the preposition, direct object or appositive."She does eating every night." A) SUBJECT. B) SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT. C) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION. D) DIRECT OBJECT. E) APPOSITIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DIRECT OBJECT. 15. People see psychiatrists because they need to talk about their issues. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Present participle. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 16. PASAR A GERUND:EAT / FUN A) EATING IS FUN. B) TO EAT IS FUN. C) EAT IS FUNNING. D) EAT ISING FUN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EATING IS FUN. 17. Gerunds are used as subjects and after some verbs and prepositions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. I really don't mind to help you, I'm free this weekend. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 19. I dislike to cook A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 20. Chong Wei gave up ..... last month. He does not touch any cigarettes now. A) Eating. B) Drinking. C) Smoking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smoking. 21. What does a gerund end with? A) -ed. B) -es. C) -s. D) -ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ing. 22. Identify the function of the gerund.The team practiced running on Friday. A) Subject. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the verb. 23. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:At recitals in which Mark danced, the orchestra was often drowned out by wild cheering. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the Preposition. 24. Look at the following sentence:Wondering what to do with his gift money was Josh's biggest problem. What purpose does the word "wondering" serve in the sentence? A) Wondering acts as an adjective. B) Wondering acts as the subject of the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wondering acts as the subject of the sentence. 25. They were presented with the menu; choosing was difficult. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Present participle. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books