This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the word form of the subject in these sentences?1. Cooking helps me relax.2. Painting is my favorite activity. 3. Camping is popular in my country4. Shopping costs a lot of money.5. Jogging burns more calories than walking. A) Noun(n). B) V-ing(gerund). C) Adjective(adj). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V-ing(gerund). 2. Supporters must continue supporting the system. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 3. Identify the gerund. The nagging child was punished for destroying his toys. A) Nagging. B) Was. C) Punished. D) Destroying. E) Was punished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Destroying. 4. Which sentence best combines the ideas "She practices every day" and "This improves her skill" using a gerund phrase as the subject? A) She improves her skill to practice every day. B) To practice every day improves her skill. C) Because she practices every day, her skill improves. D) Practicing every day improves her skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practicing every day improves her skill. 5. The police arrested him for speeding. The gerund is used as ..... A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Object of the preposition. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. 6. Identify how the gerund phrase is used in the sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is refreshing.' A) As the subject. B) As the object. C) As an adverbial phrase. D) As a prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the subject. 7. What is the word "planning" ? A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 8. Compressed air is ..... air brakes, pneumatic tools, and other machinery. A) Used to powering. B) To use powering. C) Used to power. D) In use by powering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to power. 9. Wild food adventures require getting your hair cut to a short, safe length. A) Wild food adventures. B) Adventures require getting your hair cut. C) Getting your hair cut. D) Getting your hair cut to a short, safe length. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Getting your hair cut to a short, safe length. 10. What is the gerund in this sentence? Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. A) Traveling might. B) Traveling. C) Traveling might satisfy. D) For new experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traveling. 11. What type of phrase is in red?Trembling with rage, she stalked out. A) Infinitive. B) Participial. C) Gerund. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 12. Dogs enjoy barking at strangers. A) Dogs enjoy. B) Barking at strangers. C) Enjoy barking at strangers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking at strangers. 13. Kicking the ball takes skills. A) Kicking the ball. B) Takes skills. C) The ball takes skills. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kicking the ball. 14. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Swimming. B) Swimming in the ocean. C) In the ocean. D) My favorite activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in the ocean. 15. Joana, you can't just ..... what you want from the shop without paying. A) To take. B) Taking. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take. 16. A serious danger to motorists is driving under the influence. A) A serious danger. B) Motorists is driving. C) Driving under the influence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving under the influence. 17. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:I enjoy reading mystery novels. A) Enjoy reading. B) Mystery novels. C) Reading mystery novels. D) I enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading mystery novels. 18. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence: A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 19. Now the group will try campaigning on a large scale. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 20. What is the verb in the sentence?Many people have started making an effort. A) People. B) Making. C) Effort. D) Have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have started. 21. What is the phase in red below:The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 22. Justifying a fault doubles it. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 23. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Hiking in the mountains brings her joy. A) Hiking in the mountains. B) Hiking. C) Brings her joy. D) Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiking in the mountains. 24. How is a gerund used as an object of the preposition? A) A gerund acts as an object of the preposition when it follows a preposition in a sentence. Example:'He is good at swimming.'. B) A gerund can only be used at the beginning of a sentence. C) A gerund is used as an object of the verb, not the preposition. D) A gerund must always be in the past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund acts as an object of the preposition when it follows a preposition in a sentence. Example:'He is good at swimming.'. 25. Pretending to listen, the student was actually writing a love letter to his classmate. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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