This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Create a gerund phrase using the verb 'dance'. A) Danced. B) Dancer. C) Dances. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dancing. 2. The police told Rafael that ..... old ladies was a terrible thing to do. A) To attack. B) Attacking. C) Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacking. 3. Observing religious holidays is common throughout the United States. A) Is common throughout the United States. B) Observing. C) Observing religious holidays is common. D) Observing religious holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observing religious holidays. 4. Find the gerund. "By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories." A) By. B) Graves. C) Decorating. D) Honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decorating. 5. Combine the following sentences using a gerund phrase:'I enjoy painting.' 'I find it relaxing.' A) I enjoy painting and finding it relaxing. B) Enjoying painting and relaxing. C) Painting is enjoyable and relaxing. D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoying painting and finding it relaxing. 6. Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. What is the gerund in the sentence? A) Giving. B) Taking. C) Giving and taking. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving and taking. 7. Which phrase is a Gerund phrase in the sentence "Eating breakfast and exercising regularly are important for your health." A) Eating breakfast. B) Exercising regularly. C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. D) Are important for your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating breakfast and exercising regularly. 8. Hal's nervous habit is blinking too much. 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: D) Predicate noun. 9. True or False?If a word ends in-ed or-ing, it must be a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:'Swimming in the pool is my favorite summer activity.' A) Eating ice cream. B) Swimming in the pool. C) Running in the park. D) Swimming at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in the pool. 11. We were running ahead of the pack when we ran into the bear. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 12. Identify the gerund:Bernard hates buttering his toast with a fork. A) Buttering. B) Buttering his toast. C) His toast. D) Buttering his toast with a fork. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buttering. 13. Kobe's teammate tried setting a pick for him. A) Kobe's teammate tried setting. B) Setting a pick for him. C) Pick for him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting a pick for him. 14. Identify the subject.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) A. B) A key to success. C) Reducing our trash. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A key to success. 15. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund phrase? A) She is singing a song B) Singing in the rain C) The bird sings beautifully A) The rain is singing loudly. B) She is dancing in the rain. C) Singing is a fun activity. D) B) Singing in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) Singing in the rain. 16. The team has a slim chance of finishing in the top four. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 17. Asking for funds is an important activity. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 18. Find the infinitive. "She ought to pay more attention to the rules." A) Rules. B) More. C) To the. D) To pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pay. 19. "flying" is: A) A subject. B) A predicate nominative. C) A direct object. D) An indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A direct object. 20. Is there a gerund in this sentence?I hate to run. A) Yes, there is. B) No, there isn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, there isn't. 21. What part of the sentence is the gerund? John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark. A) Predicate nominative. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 22. What is the Verb (V) of this sentence?"I like drawing." A) I. B) Like. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like. 23. A gerund is a ..... ending in-ing. A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Verbal. D) Adjectival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal. 24. The problem is obtaining the necessary money. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative. 25. Competition is trying to do better than your opponent. A) Competition is trying to do better. B) Better than your opponent. C) Competition is trying. D) Trying to do better than your opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trying to do better than your opponent. ← 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