This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence, "My little brother loves building with LEGOs, " the word "building" is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Using the kite string as an electrical conductor, Franklin captured a bit of lightening.$_{}$ A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infitine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 3. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a gerund phrase after a preposition. A) I am excited about to go to the concert. B) She thanked me for help her with the project. C) Before leaving the house, I always check for my keys. D) He is skilled at solve difficult math problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before leaving the house, I always check for my keys. 4. Cole's teammate tried setting a pick for him. A) Setting a pick for him. B) Tried setting a pick for him. C) Teammate tried. D) Cole's teammate tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting a pick for him. 5. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Her favorite activity is painting.' A) Subject complement (SC). B) Direct object (DO). C) Adverbial phrase (AP). D) Prepositional phrase (PP). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject complement (SC). 6. What is the word "playing" ? A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 7. ..... about other cultures makes people more tolerant. A) Learning. B) To learn. C) Learn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning. 8. The children were excited about going to the amusement park. A) Excited. B) Amusement. C) Park. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going. 9. How does the noun infinitive phrase function? To find the missing puzzle piece was a challenge for AnLan. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 10. Identify the gerund in the sentence:'She is interested in learning new languages.' A) Learning. B) Interested. C) New. D) Languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning. 11. Write a sentence using a gerund phrase as the object of a preposition. A) She enjoys by dancing in the rain. B) He spends time by cooking in the kitchen. C) I relax by swimming in the pool. D) I relax by running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I relax by swimming in the pool. 12. Identify the gerund(s).For most birds, flying is a way to escape terrifying predators. A) Is. B) Flying. C) Escape. D) Flying, terrifying. E) Terrifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying. 13. Gerunds can be subjects. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The dog, wagging his tail wildly, bounded out to meet us. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 15. Identify the gerund in the sentence:Cooking is a life skill that everyone should learn. A) Swimming. B) Running. C) Baking. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking. 16. Eating ice cream is my favorite activity. A) Reading a book. B) Swimming in the ocean. C) Eating ice cream. D) Running a marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating ice cream. 17. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?He believed the only three valid purposes microwaves served were re-heating coffee, making popcorn, and putting some heat on take-out from places like Cluck-Cluck Tonite. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 18. I bet that zombie would love ..... our brains. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 19. Harold Kirkman is the mechanic to trust if you need your car repaired. The infinitive phrase in the previous sentence acts as A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 20. Clare dislikes dusting and sweeping.The gerund acts as A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 21. Edit the sentence 'He plays basketball' by adding a gerund phrase. A) He enjoys playing basketball. B) He played basketball. C) He is playing basketball. D) He enjoys to play basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He enjoys playing basketball. 22. Completing physical therapy will improve your condition. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 23. A gerund is a verb form that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. She is interested in ..... a new language. A) Learn. B) Learning. C) Learned. D) Learns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 25. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Running in the park helps me relax.' A) Relaxing in the park. B) Running in the park. C) Helps me relax. D) Walking in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running in the park. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 3Gerund Phrases Quiz 4Gerund Phrases Quiz 5Gerund Phrases Quiz 6Gerund Phrases Quiz 7Gerund Phrases Quiz 8Gerund Phrases Quiz 9Gerund Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books