This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the gerund:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in a disaster. A) Washing machine. B) Washing. C) Result in a disaster. D) Jamming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamming. 2. We are coloring eggs for Easter. Is there a gerund phrase in this sentence? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.Caring for pets is a good way of earning money. A) Caring for pets. B) Earning money. C) Is a good way. D) Caring for pets & earning money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caring for pets & earning money. 4. The following sentence is punctuated correctly:I go on too many dates but I can't make them stay. That's what people say. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What is the gerund in this sentence? They do not appreciate my singing. A) Do not appreciate my singing. B) Appreciate my singing. C) My singing. D) They do not appreciate my singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My singing. 6. Find the Gerund Phrase:Our neighbor, Mr. Montoya, enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. A) On Father's Day. B) Enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day. C) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. D) With his sons on Father's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day. 7. Does the following sentence begin with a gerund or participial phrase? Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 8. People find different ways of raising funds. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of Preposition. 9. What is the gerund phrase?Playing hide and go seek is a classic childhood game. A) Playing hide and go seek. B) Hide and go seek. C) A classic childhood game. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing hide and go seek. 10. Choose the correct function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'They discussed moving to a new city.' A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Object of Preposition. D) Subject Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 11. What is the appositive(s)?Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house. A) A small deli. B) A small deli near our house. C) Tasty's. D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small deli near our house. 12. Identify the gerund.The rising start was renown for her brilliant acting. A) Rising. B) Was. C) Acting. D) Was renown. E) Brilliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acting. 13. For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. A) Birds. B) Flying. C) Escape. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying. 14. Arithmetic is the ability to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. A) Taking off your shoes. B) The ability to count up to twenty. C) Arithmetic is the ability to count. D) Without taking off your shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking off your shoes. 15. Determine if the phrase is participial or gerund:'Swimming in the pool.' A) Running in the park. B) Reading a book. C) Eating ice cream. D) Participial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial. 16. In the sentence 'I enjoy reading books', what is the gerund phrase? A) Reading books. B) Watching movies. C) Cooking dinner. D) Playing games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books. 17. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?Pushing the handcart up to the man's house was tiring. A) Pushing the handcart. B) Up to the man's house. C) Was tiring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pushing the handcart. 18. How is a gerund used as a subject? A) A gerund acts as an object in a sentence. B) A gerund performs the action of the verb, as in 'Swimming is fun.'. C) A gerund is used only in questions. D) A gerund can never be the subject of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gerund performs the action of the verb, as in 'Swimming is fun.'. 19. Starting such a campaign is a challenging task. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 20. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to express purpose. A) I went to the store for bought groceries. B) I went to the store for buy groceries. C) I went to the store for buys groceries. D) I went to the store for buying groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the store for buying groceries. 21. Categorize 'Playing basketball' as a participial or gerund phrase. A) Gerund phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund phrase. 22. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:He decided to take a walk in the park. A) Decided to go shopping. B) To take a walk in the park. C) He decided to eat lunch. D) To take a nap in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take a walk in the park. 23. IT'S INTERESTING ..... A BOOK WHEN YOU HAVE A BRAINSTORMING. A) TO WRITE. B) WRITING. C) TO PLAY. D) PLAYING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO WRITE. 24. What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence? 'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.' A) Swimming in the ocean. B) My favorite activity. C) Swimming. D) The ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming in the ocean. 25. ..... was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west. A) Crossing rivers. B) While crossing rivers. C) Rivers being crossed. D) By crossing rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crossing rivers. ← 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