This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False?A participle modifies a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Hal considered hitting the ball into left field because he saw a wide opening of play. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Object. 3. Identify the gerund in the sentence:'I love dancing at parties.' A) Dancing. B) Partying. C) Loving. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dancing. 4. ..... is a great way to start your day. A) Exercise. B) Exercising. C) Exercised. D) Exercises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercising. 5. The following sentence is punctuated correctly?Walking the boardwalk, is my favorite thing to do. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Living across the street from the middle school is extremely convenient. A) Living across the street from the middle school. B) Living. C) Living across the street. D) Is extremely convenient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living across the street from the middle school. 7. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Her hobby is collecting stamps.' A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject Complement. 8. What kind of sentence is the following:Research papers are so much fun to write, so I try to write at least one a year. A) Compound Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Sentence with a Introductory Gerund Phrase. D) Sentence with a Introductory Participial Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 9. Solving a puzzle is interesting. Playing board games brings family members closer. The SUBJECTS of these sentences are; A) Gerunds. B) Gerund Phrases. C) Nouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund Phrases. 10. What is the gerund phrase in this sentence? I'm really not interested in studying map-making for the rest of my life. A) Studying map-making. B) Not interested in studying. C) For the rest of my life. D) I'm really not interested in studying map-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying map-making. 11. Dancing in the rain can be a liberating experience. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) Depends on the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Barbara avoids baking and cooking. The gerund acts as A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 13. Eating special foods is one way to celebrate special days.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: A) Yes. 14. Running for president is a serious ambition. A) President is a serious ambition. B) Running for president. C) Serious ambition. D) Is a serious ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running for president. 15. Gerund Phrases can be ..... of a sentence A) The subject. B) The object. C) The subject or the object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject or the object. 16. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to show cause and effect. A) Watching TV. B) Running daily. C) Eating breakfast. D) Studying regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studying regularly. 17. After the budget crisis, the city of Westford stopped funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. A) After the budget crisis. B) Stopped funding the construction. C) Funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. D) The city of Westford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Funding the construction of bike lanes and crosswalks. 18. What is the best way to join the following two sentences using a participial phrase?Mia was speaking very softly. She explained what happened. A) Mia, who was speaking very softly, explained what happened. B) While Mia explained what happened, she was speaking very softly. C) Speaking very softly, Mia explained what happened. D) She explained what happened, and Mia was speaking very softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking very softly, Mia explained what happened. 19. Do you want ..... to the beach this afternoon? A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 20. A gerund phrase (can / cannot) be removed from a sentence without destroying is basic sense. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 21. By studying hard in the evening, the student improved in his schoolwork. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. After sleeping all afternoon, it was difficult to go to bed at my regular time. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 23. What is the phase in red below:The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 24. Use a gerund phrase in a sentence to show purpose. A) Eating pizza can give you a headache. B) To run is the only way to win the race. C) Studying hard is essential for passing the exam. D) I enjoy playing videogames. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying hard is essential for passing the exam. 25. Harold Kirkman is the plumber to hire if youwant the job done correctly. The infinitive phrase in the previous sentence acts as A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. 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