This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Combine the following sentences using a gerund phrase:'She loves reading.' 'She does it every day.' A) She loves reading while doing it every day. B) She loves reading every day. C) She loves reading, she does it every day. D) She loves reading, doing it every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She loves reading every day. 2. Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen. A) Seeing what everybody has seen. B) Discovery consists. C) Consists of seeing what everybody has seen. D) Consists of seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing what everybody has seen. 3. The doctor saw her adding too much salt to her food.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. 4. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Reading books before bed helps me relax.' A) Reading books before bed. B) Helps me relax. C) Before bed helps me. D) Reading before bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books before bed. 5. Which type of phrase acts as an adjective? A) Subject. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) Predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 6. '' Being early is a wonderful social manner."The gerund phrase in this sentence functions as a /an A) Subject. B) Object. C) Predicate Nominative. D) Object to a Perposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 7. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Swimming is a great form of exercise. A) Object. B) Subject. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 8. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?A good hobby for boys can be fishing or painting. A) A good hobby. B) For boys. C) Can be. D) Fishing or paining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fishing or paining. 9. In the sentence, "My brother avoids doing his chores, " how is the gerund phrase "doing his chores" being used? A) As the subject of the sentence. B) As the direct object of the verb 'avoids'. C) As an adjective describing 'brother'. D) As the object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As the direct object of the verb 'avoids'. 10. It is boring to do nothing.Choose the best gerund sentence: A) Doing nothing is boring. B) Not to do nothing is boring. C) It's boring when do nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing nothing is boring. 11. Going to the beach this summer will be a lot of fun. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 12. As part of his exercise regimen, Jack made walking every day a priority. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 13. Identify the gerund phrase:Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program will only create a larger junk-food distribution system. A) Increasing funding. B) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program. C) Increasing. D) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program will only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increasing funding to the National School Lunch Program. 14. What role does a gerund phrase play in a sentence? A) A gerund phrase can function as a subject, direct object, predicate noun, or object of a preposition. B) A gerund phrase is always an adjective in a sentence. C) A gerund phrase can only be used as a direct object. D) A gerund phrase serves as a conjunction in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund phrase can function as a subject, direct object, predicate noun, or object of a preposition. 15. Find the Gerund Phrase:Having a special day for fathers was the idea of a Spokane, Washington woman. A) Of a Spokane, Washington woman. B) Having a special day. C) Was the idea. D) Having a special day for fathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a special day for fathers. 16. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?The damaged plane landed poorly, skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 17. Identify the verb.A key to success is reducing our trash. A) Is. B) Reducing. C) Success. D) Key. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. All companies should try giving money to worthwhile artists a chance. A) Subject. B) Predicate Nominative. C) Direct Object. D) Object of Preposition. E) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Indirect Object. 19. Explain how to identify a gerund phrase in a sentence. A) Look for a verb ending in-ed that functions as a noun. B) Identify a noun ending in-ing that functions as a verb. C) Search for a preposition followed by a noun ending in-ing. D) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look for a verb ending in-ing that functions as a noun. 20. Running every morning keeps him fit. A) Skipping. B) Swimming. C) Running. D) Cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 21. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Writing stories is a creative outlet for her. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 22. Reviewing basic rules of the English language requires time and effort. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 23. It is relaxing to listen to music.Choose the best gerund sentence: A) It relaxes listen music. B) Relaxing to music when listening. C) Listening to music is relaxing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening to music is relaxing. 24. Our girls always enjoyed walking in the rain and wading in the puddles after a thunderstorm. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 25. Sorting through old photographs, we found a portrait of our grandfather. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 1Gerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 4Gerund Phrases Quiz 5Gerund Phrases Quiz 6Gerund Phrases Quiz 7Gerund Phrases Quiz 8Gerund Phrases Quiz 9Gerund Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books