This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Practicing his golf swing everyday after school made Lucas a champ. A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Indirect Object. E) Predicate Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 2. What is the gerund phrase?Anna tried taking tennis lessons. A) Anna tried. B) Tried taking tennis lessons. C) Taking tennis lessons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking tennis lessons. 3. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none. He was watching television. A) He. B) Was. C) Watching. D) Television. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None. 4. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none. I am tired of working. A) I. B) Am. C) Tired. D) Working. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working. 5. A gerund can act as an adjective in a sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. 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. 7. She'd be good at ..... games. A) Test. B) Testing. C) To test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testing. 8. 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. 9. ..... clothes is not a man's job. A) Design. B) Designing. C) Designed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designing. 10. To hurl stones at flowers is silly. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 11. Which part of the following sentence is the gerund phrase?Our top priority was getting everyone on the plane. A) Was getting everyone on the plane. B) Getting. C) Getting everyone on the plane. D) Getting everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting everyone on the plane. 12. The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 13. Which of the following sentence contains a gerund phrase? A) The dog was punished for chewing the slippers. B) The car is consuming too much fuel. C) No one had the audacity to think of this. D) The mail man decided to take revenge from the barking dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog was punished for chewing the slippers. 14. What is the gerund phrase? Playing baseball is a popular pastime for monsters. A) Playing baseball. B) A popular pastime. C) For monsters. D) There is no gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing baseball. 15. ..... games all day would be lots of fun. A) Playing. B) Play. C) Played. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 16. In the sentence 'Running a marathon requires dedication and training, ' is 'running a marathon' a gerund phrase? If yes, how is it used in the sentence? A) Yes, it is used as the subject of the sentence. B) No, it is used as the object of the preposition. C) No, it is used as the predicate nominative. D) No, it is used as the direct object of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is used as the subject of the sentence. 17. Identify the function of the gerund. Breaking up is hard to do. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 18. It's a good idea to try out different topics. A) To trying out different topics is a good idea. B) Trying out different topics is a good idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trying out different topics is a good idea. 19. Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE? Cindy appeared very graceful while she was jumping over the hurdles. A) Verb/verb phrase. B) Participle/participle phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb/verb phrase. 20. Smelling the flowers on a spring day is an enjoyable activity. A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Indirect Object. E) Predicate Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 21. Macy feels that petting a dog is a lot like therapy when you are in a bad mood. The word in blue is a ..... A) Gerund. B) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 22. Jeremy finished painting the house. A) Subject. B) Object of the Preposition. C) Direct Object. D) Indirect Object. E) Predicate Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Object. 23. 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. 24. Talking about your accomplishments too much is often considered rude. A) It is considered rude to talk about your accomplishments too much. B) It is rude to talk about your accomplishments too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is considered rude to talk about your accomplishments too much. 25. Tammy hates cutting the grass. 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: B) Direct object. ← 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