This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence shows a gerund used as the object of a preposition? A) I dream about traveling the world. B) Traveling the world is my dream. C) I will be traveling the world soon. D) My dream is traveling the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I dream about traveling the world. 2. Complete the sentence:He enjoys ..... on the weekends. A) Fishing. B) Fish. C) Fished. D) To fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fishing. 3. Saul prefers not ..... a haircut since his time out of his home is not much now. A) To get. B) Getting. C) To getting. D) Both gerund and infinitive are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both gerund and infinitive are possible. 4. Is there a problem if I grab some food from your kitchen? A) Do you mind my grab some food from your kitchen?. B) Do you mind me grabbing some food from your kitchen?. C) Do you mind my grabbing some food from your kitchen?. D) Do you mind me grab some food from your kitchen?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you mind my grabbing some food from your kitchen?. 5. $_{Which one is the infinitive phrase?}$I sent an email to your parents about your grades. A) To your parents. B) About your grades. C) There is no infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no infinitive. 6. I enjoy ..... storybooks in the evening. A) Cooking. B) Sleeping. C) Reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 7. True or False:A gerund is a word that ends in '-ing' and is used as a verb to show action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Complete the sentences with gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.I practiced ..... (speak) English with an American friend last night. A) Speaking. B) To speak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking. 9. Choose the correct term to match the following definition:A verbal that uses "to plus a verb" and functions as a noun, adjective or adverb. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 10. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.I just can't resist ..... (give) an opinion when I disagree. A) Giving. B) To give. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving. 11. Identify the function of the gerund.Her singing is hurting my ears. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Object of Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 12. "Argumentation and debate is an exchanging of ideas.""exchanging of ideas" is the gerund phrase that functions as the ..... in the sentence. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Complement. D) OP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. 13. In which sentence is the word 'running' used as a gerund (a noun)? A) The running water was too cold. B) He is running for class president. C) Running is my favorite form of exercise. D) I saw a dog running across the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running is my favorite form of exercise. 14. I apologize forgetting your name. A) A. Gerund as Subject. B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. C) C. Gerund as Object of the Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Gerund as Direct Object. 15. I finish cooking, come and eat! A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 16. How is the gerund/gerund phrase functioning in the sentence?His greatest accomplishment was overcoming his fear of public speaking through consistent practice. A) Object of the preposition. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 17. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.5. Kim has developed her gift, singing, exceptionally well. A) Has developed her gift. B) Kim has developed. C) Exceptionally well. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singing. 18. It's disgusting when people pick their noses. A) People's pick their noses is disgusting. B) People picking their noses is disgusting. C) People's picking their noses is disgusting. D) People's picking their noses is satisfying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People's picking their noses is disgusting. 19. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:His main goal is improving his brushwork. A) Stroke. B) Improving. C) His. D) Main. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improving. 20. Complete the sentence with the correct gerund:' ..... is a great way to relax.' A) Read. B) Reading. C) Reads. D) Readed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 21. I think it's impolite when people answer phone calls in the movies. A) People's answering phone calls in the movies is polite. B) People answer phone calls in the movies is impolite. C) People answering phone calls in the movies is impolite. D) People's answering phone calls in the movies is impolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People's answering phone calls in the movies is impolite. 22. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:Kicking is frowned upon at the daycare. A) Kicking. B) Frowned. C) Upon. D) Daycare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kicking. 23. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?Swimming is good exercise. A) Swimming. B) Is. C) Good. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 24. $_{Find the infinitive in each sentence.In the past, John was terrified to play the tuba in front of people. }$ A) In the past,. B) John was terrified. C) To play the tuba. D) In front of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To play the tuba. 25. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'Finding your lost keys under the sofa cushions are a huge relief.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 8Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books