This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Gerund Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerund Phrases Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Campfires built with your own hands give you a sense of accomplishment. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 2. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund phrase after a preposition? A) Before to leave, I double-checked my bag. B) She is skilled at to play chess. C) They succeeded by working together as a team. D) He is excited about go on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They succeeded by working together as a team. 3. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'I love playing soccer on weekends.' A) Playing soccer. B) Soccer on weekends. C) Playing soccer on weekends. D) I love playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing soccer on weekends. 4. Riding my bike around town is my favorite hobby. A) Riding my bike around town. B) Is my favorite hobby. C) Riding my bike. D) Around town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riding my bike around town. 5. Energy can be defined as the ability ..... A) Do working. B) To do work. C) Doing work. D) Work to be done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do work. 6. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as the object:'I like ..... ' A) To swim. B) Swimming. C) Swam. D) Swims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming. 7. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:'Taking care of pets can be rewarding.' A) Taking care of pets. B) Caring for pets. C) Rewarding pets. D) Taking care of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking care of pets. 8. She is good at singing and dancing. A) Running and swimming. B) Reading and writing. C) Singing and dancing. D) Cooking and cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing and dancing. 9. She enjoys swimming in the ocean. A) Cooking. B) Reading. C) Running. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 10. We were noticing people's character by their way of eating jelly beans. A) Eating jelly beans. B) Noticing people's character. C) By their way of eating jelly beans. D) Were noticing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating jelly beans. 11. Kylie, feeling excited, left her house to watch the fireworks.Do I need the "commas" in the previous sentence? A) Yes, I do. B) No, I don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I do. 12. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence. I hate ..... money from other people. A) To borrow. B) Borrow. C) To be borrowing. D) Borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Borrowing. 13. Locate the gerund in this sentence:Running in the park is a great way to stay fit. A) Walking. B) Swimming. C) Running. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 14. True or False:a gerund phrase begins with the gerund A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. Everyone has read stories of knights made famous for brave deeds. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 16. Winning the drama award thrilled my sister. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund phrase. 17. Splashing in the pool was difficult. A) Pool was difficult. B) The pool was difficult. C) Splashing in the pool. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Splashing in the pool. 18. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?Feeling so much better after the nap relieved Gunster. A) Feeling so much better. B) After the nap. C) Relieved Gunster. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling so much better. 19. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Swimming in the ocean is her favorite activity. A) Swimming in the ocean. B) Dancing in the rain. C) Running in the park. D) Eating ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming in the ocean. 20. As part of his exercise regimen, Jack made walking everyday a priority. A) Walking everyday. B) As part of his exercise regimen. C) Jack made walking. D) Jack made walking every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking everyday. 21. Sharpening the pencils was a duty of the office assistant. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 22. Identify the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence:'I enjoy hiking in the mountains.' A) Subject (S). B) Direct object (DO). C) Adverbial (Adv). D) Predicate nominative (PN). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object (DO). 23. Certain states are celebrating regional holidays.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. 24. Write a sentence using a gerund phrase as the subject. A) Running in the park is my favorite summer activity. B) Reading a book is my favorite summer activity. C) Swimming in the pool is my favorite summer activity. D) Eating ice cream is my favorite summer activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming in the pool is my favorite summer activity. 25. His passion for playing the guitar led him to start a band. A) Love for playing the guitar. B) Passion for playing the guitar. C) Hobby of playing the guitar. D) Interest in playing the guitar. 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