This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. News reported by the tabloids is often fictitious. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 2. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Swimming in the pool is my favorite activity. A) Running in the park. B) Eating ice cream. C) Swimming in the pool. D) Playing basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming in the pool. 3. Tiago refused ..... his brother escape from prison. A) To help. B) Helping. C) Help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 4. I'm not interested ..... poems. A) In writing. B) To write. C) Writing. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In writing. 5. Identify the gerund:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) Middle. B) Bed. C) Annoying. D) Hogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hogging. 6. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:I avoid eating junk food? A) Direct object of the verb 'avoid'. B) Indirect object of the verb 'avoid'. C) Subject of the sentence. D) Adjective modifying 'junk food'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object of the verb 'avoid'. 7. Receiving a pilot's license is an important achievement. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 8. In the following sentence, what is the function of the infinitive phrase?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 9. True of False? A gerund phrase always begins with an-ing word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Edit the sentence 'She reads books' by adding a gerund phrase. A) She enjoys reading books. B) She reads and enjoys books. C) She reads books with enjoyment. D) She enjoys to read books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys reading books. 11. Create a gerund phrase using the verb 'cook'. A) Cooking. B) Cookable. C) Cookery. D) Cooker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooking. 12. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Running a marathon requires a lot of training. A) A marathon requires. B) Requires a lot. C) Of training. D) Running a marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running a marathon. 13. The children continued counting the food donations at the fall festival. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 14. What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations. A) Tara. B) Test. C) She. D) Equations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tara. 15. Painting is my favorite hobby.This sentence has an example of a(n) ..... in it. A) Preposition. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 16. In the sentence 'He enjoys playing soccer, ' the word 'playing' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. '' My young brother enjoys playing video games."The gerund phrase in this sentence fuctions as a/an A) Subject. B) Object. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Object to a Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 18. What is the function of the gerund phrase? A) Subject (S). B) Subject complement (SC). C) Direct object (DO). D) Indirect object (IO). E) Object of the preposition (OP). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject (S). 19. What is the Subject (S) of this sentence?"I like drawing" A) I. B) Like. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 20. In the following sentence, what is the function of the infinitive phrase?To smile at others brings joy to yourself. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 21. ..... at home requires only three types of chemicals, several pieces of simple equipment, and running water. A) For the development of film. B) To develop film. C) When film is developed. D) In developing film. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To develop film. 22. Which of the following is a gerund phrase? A) Running in the park B) The cat ran fast C) She is running late A) A) Running in the park. B) Running is good exercise. C) The cat running fast. D) She ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Running in the park. 23. Few question the benefits of encouraging talent. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of Preposition. 24. I'm tired ..... at home but I have to do it if I don't want to catch the COVID-19. A) Staying. B) Stay. C) Of staying. D) To stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of staying. 25. Eating ice cream on a hot day is a great way to cool down. A) Eating ice cream on a hot day is a great way to cool down. B) Taking a hot bath on a hot day is a great way to cool down. C) Eating soup on a hot day is a great way to cool down. D) Drinking hot tea on a cold day is a great way to cool down. 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