Gerund Phrases Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 12
1. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Writing essays is a necessary part of college.
A) Object of a preposition.
B) Subject.
C) Predicate noun.
D) Direct Object.
2. IT'S BAD _____ A SHOWER AT NIGHT IN WINTER WITHOUT A HEATER.
A) DOING.
B) TO DO.
C) TO TAKE.
D) TAKING.
3. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? I was afraid of hurting her feelings.
A) Predicate noun.
B) Direct Object.
C) Subject.
D) Object of a preposition.
4. Asking for funds is an important activity.
A) Predicate Nominative.
B) Subject.
C) Indirect Object.
D) Object of Preposition.
E) Direct Object.
5. The following sentence is punctuated correctly?Walking the boardwalk, is my favorite thing to do.
A) False.
B) True.
6. "Hey _____ Silvana, " Mrs. Brennan was calling as she wandered the streets of D.C. The word in blue is a _____ .
A) Verb.
B) Gerund.
7. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence. We tried to plant a tree in the front yard.
A) To plant a tree.
B) In the front yard.
C) We tried to plant.
D) None of above.
8. What is the appositive(s)? Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.
A) A small deli near our house.
B) A small deli.
C) Tasty's.
D) Simon and I ate at Tasty's.
9. Rewrite the following sentence using a gerund as the object:'She enjoys playing the piano.'.
A) She enjoys to play the piano.
B) She enjoys play the piano.
C) She enjoys playing the piano.
D) She enjoys played the piano.
10. John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark. The gerund is used as _____ .
A) Direct object.
B) Indirect object.
C) Predicate nominative.
D) Subject.
11. Steve dislikes _____ ; so he usually takes a bus to work.
A) Driving.
B) Drive.
12. Rewrite the following sentence using a gerund as the subject:'To travel the world is my dream.'.
A) Traveled the world is my dream.
B) Travel the world is my dream.
C) To traveling the world is my dream.
D) Traveling the world is my dream.
13. Identify the verb. A key to success is reducing our trash.
A) Is.
B) Key.
C) Reducing.
D) Success.
14. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence. I hate _____ money from other people.
A) To borrow.
B) Borrowing.
C) Borrow.
D) To be borrowing.
15. The freshmen drew their swords while reciting their lines of Romeo and Juliet.
A) Yes.
B) No.
16. Identify the gerund. Halim was punished for cheating.
A) Was.
B) Punished.
C) Cheating.
D) Halim.
17. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:The grandest movement of ballet is leaping.
A) Object of the Preposition.
B) Direct Object.
C) Subject.
D) Subject Complement.
18. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?Pushing the handcart up to the man's house was tiring.
A) Pushing the handcart.
B) Up to the man's house.
C) Was tiring.
D) None of above.
19. Which of these sentences contain a gerund?.
A) I enjoy cooking with my sister.
B) I go running every morning.
C) The birds are flying through the air.
D) She is reading her book in the library.
20. Is this sentence correctly punctuated:Brandon the clever boy, is awesome.
A) No.
B) Yes.
C) Maybe.
D) None of above.
21. Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE? Jill and Terry were tired from working out in the yard.
A) Participle/participle phrase.
B) Verb/verb phrase.
22. What is an example of a gerund?.
A) Jog.
B) Reading.
C) Shoulder.
D) Leaf.
23. Add an infinitive phrase to the following sentence:April bought eighty lottery tickets _____ .
A) To increase her chances of winning.
B) With the hopes of winning.
C) At the local convenience store.
D) And gave them to her grandmother.
24. What is the gerund phrase?Working for twelve hours was exhausting for Tyler.
A) Working.
B) Was exhausting for Tyler.
C) Was exhausting.
D) Working for twelve hours.
25. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none. Since the family bought a camper, camping has been fun.
A) Camping.
B) Family.
C) Camper.
D) Fun.
E) None.