This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My dog's only trick is singing. The gerund is (a) . How is the gerund used? (b) A) Direct Object. B) Singing. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Only Trick. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 2. Where is the participle in the next two sentences?Dancing queen. Feel the beat from the tambourine. A) Tambourine. B) Beat. C) Queen. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dancing. 3. Last week, I made ..... my priority. A) Studying. B) To study. C) Study. D) To studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 4. I'M THINKING IN ..... MY VACATION NEXT WEEK. A) TO DO. B) DOING. C) TO TAKE. D) TAKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TAKING. 5. Rewrite the sentence using a gerund phrase:I play tennis after school. It's fun A) Playing tennis after school is fun. B) I will play tennis after school. C) I played tennis after school. D) I am playing tennis after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing tennis after school is fun. 6. Explain how gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions. A) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by functioning as adjectives. B) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by expressing future intentions. C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. D) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by indicating past events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrases can be used to show simultaneous actions by acting as the subject or object of a sentence. 7. I love making models. I like flying a kite. I enjoy playing with my cats.The OBJECTS of these sentences are: A) Gerunds. B) Gerund Phrases. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrases. 8. What are the functions of gerunds in a sentence? A) Verbs, adjectives, adverbs of quantity and indirect objects. B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. C) A gerund or a gerund phrase can do anything that a noun can do. D) Subjects, indirect objects, adverbs or the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, or the object of a preposition. 9. The growling of the chained dogs made me uneasy. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 10. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 11. Which of the following is a gerund phrase that could act as a noun in a sentence? A) Running quickly down the hall. B) Was running. C) To run a mile. D) He runs fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly down the hall. 12. The freshmen drew their swords while reciting their lines of Romeo and Juliet. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. Companies find different ways of being helpful. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of Preposition. 14. What is "lying" in this sentence. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 15. What would be a good definition of "Gerund" ? A) A gerund can indicate how something happens, to what extent, where, or when. B) A gerund is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing. C) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. D) A gerund is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A gerund is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun. 16. Identify the gerund phrase:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) My dog's most annoying habit. B) Annoying habig. C) Hogging the middle of the bed. D) Annoying habit is hogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hogging the middle of the bed. 17. Remembering my first kite brings back a lot of other memories. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 18. ..... overtime is quite common in this company. A) To work. B) Working. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 19. A climbing helmet ..... protection for a rock-climber's head from falling rocks and other hazards. A) To provide. B) Provides. C) Providing. D) That provides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides. 20. True or False:Gerunds can be subjects, adjectives, and adverbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Find the Gerund Phrase:By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories. A) By decorating the graves of soldiers. B) Of soldiers. C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. D) Decorating the graves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decorating the graves of soldiers. 22. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:She is good at singing? A) Modify the verb. B) Serve as the subject of the sentence. C) Act as the object of the preposition. D) Function as the direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act as the object of the preposition. 23. Choose the sentence that contains a gerund phrase. A) She enjoys reading books. B) He is going to the store. C) They were playing soccer. D) We will meet at noon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys reading books. 24. Find the Gerund Phrase:Playing jokes on people seems a strange way to celebrate a holiday. A) Playing jokes on people. B) To celebrate a holiday. C) To celebrate. D) Playing jokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing jokes on people. 25. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.She is good at remembering trivia. A) Good at remembering trivia. B) At remembering trivia. C) Remembering trivia. D) She is good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remembering trivia. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 1Gerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 3Gerund Phrases Quiz 4Gerund Phrases Quiz 5Gerund Phrases Quiz 6Gerund Phrases Quiz 7Gerund Phrases Quiz 8Gerund Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books