This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you know the length of the base and the height, calculating the area of a triangle is easy. A) Calculating the area of a triangle. B) When you know the length. C) When you know the length of the base and the height. D) The area of a triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calculating the area of a triangle. 2. Which of the following sentences uses a gerund phrase correctly? A) I love to eating ice cream. B) I loving eat ice cream. C) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. D) Ice cream eating is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating ice cream is my favorite hobby. 3. "Playing is ..... in the sentence. A) A predicate nominative. B) A direct object. C) An indirect object. D) The object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The object of a preposition. 4. In this sentence, the gerund phrase "Conserving energy" functions as the ..... of the sentence. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 5. Explain the purpose of the gerund phrase in this sentence:I avoid eating junk food. A) The gerund phrase is used as an adverb modifying 'avoid'. B) The purpose of the gerund phrase is to act as the direct object of the verb 'avoid'. C) The gerund phrase functions as an adjective describing 'junk food'. D) The gerund phrase serves as the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of the gerund phrase is to act as the direct object of the verb 'avoid'. 6. Injured in the fall, Evelyn considered dropping out of the race. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 7. The student was laughing so hard that he started crying. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. Pedro asked Daniel ..... talking for 5 seconds. A) To stop. B) Stopping. C) Stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stop. 9. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?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. 10. My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. the gerund is used as ..... A) Subject. B) Predicate nominative. C) Direct object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 11. Locate the complete gerund phrase in the sentence: "My little sister's worst chore is taking out the smelly trash." A) Taking out. B) Smelly trash. C) Taking out the smelly trash. D) Is taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking out the smelly trash. 12. ..... a house is not affordable. A) Buy. B) Buying. C) To buy. D) Buys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 13. Running long distance is a great activity if you want to stay in shape. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Appositive phrase. E) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrase. 14. Definition of a gerund A) Noun ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. C) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the main verb of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence. 15. She enjoys reading books before going to bed. A) Cooking dinner. B) Reading books. C) Watching movies. D) Playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading books. 16. Climbing trees is her favorite pastime.In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) ..... A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 17. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence. He decided to give up ..... after that experience. A) Gamble. B) Gambling. C) To gambling. D) To gamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gambling. 18. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. Using balsa sticks and tissue paper, he made me my first kite. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 20. What is an example of a gerund used as a subject? A) Running is good exercise. B) To run is good exercise. C) Run is good exercise. D) Ran is good exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running is good exercise. 21. Bob wants to live close to where he works. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Appositive phrase. E) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Infinitive phrase. 22. What is the gerund phrase?When monsters are thirsty, they drink from the hose pipe. A) When monsters are thirsty. B) They drink. C) From the hose pipe. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is no gerund phrase. 23. How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? A) It shows a relationship between two words. B) It describes the noun next to it. C) It renames the noun in front of it. D) It is the action in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It describes the noun next to it. 24. People waited outside the palace to see whether the queenwould appear on the balcony. The infinitive phrase acts as a/an A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 25. What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence:'Her passion is painting landscapes.' A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Subject Complement. D) Object of Preposition. 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