Gerund Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 14
1. Which of these sentences contain a gerund?.
A) The water boiling on the stove is very hot.
B) By reading, you can explore new worlds.
C) Arriving late, he sat in the back row.
D) Speeding to the finish line, she won the race.
2. I ENJOY _____ MY HOMEWORK ALONE.
A) TAKING.
B) TO TAKE.
C) DOING.
D) TO DO.
3. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:One of his skills was leaping like a gazelle.
A) Subject Complement.
B) Direct Object.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Subject.
4. News reported by the tabloids is often fictitious.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.
5. Find the appositive:My sister, Erica, loves to sleep.
A) Erica.
B) My sister.
C) Loves to sleep.
D) None of above.
6. What is the appositive(s)? Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.
A) Heidi.
B) To Disney World.
C) Will be traveling.
D) My cousin.
7. Identify the function of the gerund. Walking is good exercise.
A) Direct object.
B) Object of the preposition.
C) Predicate nominative.
D) Subject.
8. What part of the sentence is the gerund? The police arrested him for speeding.
A) Object of the preposition.
B) Predicate nominative.
C) Direct object.
D) None of above.
9. IT'S A GOOD IDEA _____ CHESS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAIN.
A) WRITING.
B) TO PLAY.
C) TO WRITE.
D) PLAYING.
10. The little boy stomped into his room, slamming the door behind him.
A) Participial phrase.
B) Gerund phrase.
11. "Planning is _____ in the sentence.
A) The direct object.
B) The object of a preposition.
C) An adjective.
D) The subject.
12. What is the infinitive in the sentence?-I need to watch the game.
A) No infinitive.
B) To watch.
C) The game.
D) I need.
13. What is the function of the gerund phrase?After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.
A) Subject complement (SC).
B) Direct object (DO).
C) Subject (S).
D) Indirect object (IO).
E) Object of the preposition (OP).
14. It is relaxing to listen to music.Choose the best gerund sentence:.
A) Listening to music is relaxing. .
B) It relaxes listen music.
C) Relaxing to music when listening.
D) None of above.
15. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?The damaged plane landed poorly, skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere.
A) Yes.
B) No.
16. Do you want _____ to the beach this afternoon?.
A) To go.
B) Go.
C) Going.
D) None of above.
17. Identify the function of the gerund. She enjoys baking.
A) Predicate nominative.
B) Direct object.
C) Subject.
D) Object of the preposition.
18. Smiling proudly, the little boy pointed to his new toys.
A) Participial phrase.
B) Gerund phrase.
19. Find the participial phrase:Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.
A) In class.
B) Yawning widely.
C) The student struggled.
D) To stay awake.
20. Eating special foods is one way to celebrate special days.Is there a gerund phrase in this sentence?.
A) No.
B) Yes.
21. What is the phase in red below:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.
A) Participial.
B) Gerund.
22. Identify the gerund phrase. If there are no gerunds, choose none. Drinking coffee is my saving grace in the mornings.
A) Drinking coffee.
B) Is my.
C) Saving grace.
D) In the mornings.
E) None.
23. Find the Gerund Phrase:Some people keep Valentine's Day by sending heart-shaped cards to friends.
A) By sending heart-shaped cards.
B) To friends.
C) Sending heart-shaped cards.
D) Sending heart-shaped cards to friends.
24. Gerunds end in _____ ?.
A) -ing.
B) -ed.
C) Any past tense verb endings.
D) None of above.
25. "Playing is _____ in the sentence.
A) An indirect object.
B) The object of a preposition.
C) A direct object.
D) A predicate nominative.