This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gerunds can be the main verb in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?The captain during touchdown worried about skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. A) The captain. B) During touchdown. C) Worried about. D) Skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere. 3. My least favorite part of this job is scraping the paint off the woodwork. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 4. Pablo's favorite hobby is playing the piano. A) Hobby is playing the piano. B) Favorite hobby. C) Playing the piano. D) Favorite hobby is playing the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing the piano. 5. What is the phase in red below:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 6. Identify how the gerund phrase is used in the sentence:'Baking cookies for the party is fun.' A) As the subject. B) As the object. C) As an adverbial phrase. D) As a prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the subject. 7. I like to eat ice cream because it is refreshing.How I can transform the previous sentence into a gerund phrase that functions as a subject? A) Refreshing ice cream is what I like. B) I'm eating ice cream because it is refreshing. C) I like eating ice cream because it is refreshing. D) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating ice cream is what I like because it is refreshing. 8. .... for a career in dance generally begins at an early age. A) People train. B) That people train. C) Iftraining. D) Training. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Training. 9. Find the gerund in the sentence:Playing basketball is a fun activity. A) Run. B) Eating. C) Playing. D) Jumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 10. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Singing in the choir brings me joy.' A) Dancing in the rain. B) Singing in the choir. C) Running in the park. D) Eating ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing in the choir. 11. True or False:According to formal grammar rules, the following sentence is written correctly: "The coach didn't like him complaining about the drills." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Is this a gerund phrase? Hoping to earn a decent grade, I studied with my best friend each night after practice. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Is the phrase 'Eating ice cream' a participial or gerund phrase? A) Singing loudly. B) Running marathon. C) Gerund phrase. D) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrase. 14. What is the phase in red below:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 15. What part of the sentence is the gerund? The police arrested him for speeding. A) Predicate nominative. B) Object of the preposition. C) Direct object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 16. David doesn't mind ..... his dog a bath every day. A) To give. B) Giving. C) Give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving. 17. I DON'T MIND ..... WITH NATIVES, BECAUSE IT COULD HELP ME TO IMPROVE MY SPEAKING SKILL. A) TO KNOW. B) KNOWING. C) TO SPEAK. D) SPEAKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SPEAKING. 18. What's the difference between a Gerund and a Gerund phrase? A) A gerund is only a verb form ending in "ing", a gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have. B) A gerund is a verb and a gerund phrase is a sentence with a verb form ending in "ing" . C) A gerund can be the noun in a sentence, a gerund phrase can be the subject with complements and modifiers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A gerund is only a verb form ending in "ing", a gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have. 19. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:The sun started sinking like an enormous red ball as it disappeared from the western horizon. A) Sun started sinking. B) Sinking. C) As it disappeared from the western horizon. D) Sinking like an enormous red ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinking like an enormous red ball. 20. 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. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb/verb phrase. 21. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Honoring all members of the armed forces is the purpose of Veteran's Day. A) Is the purpose of Veteran's Day. B) Honoring all members. C) Honoring all members of the armed forces. D) Honoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honoring all members of the armed forces. 22. He ate the leftover cupcake sitting on the counter. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 23. A gerund can be the subject of a senetence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. He barely avoided hitting the curb. 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. 25. What is the subject of the sentence?Many people have started making an effort. A) Many people. B) Have started. C) Making an effort. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many people. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGerund Phrases Quiz 1Gerund Phrases Quiz 2Gerund Phrases Quiz 3Gerund 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