Gerund Phrases Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 15
1. A gerund is a form of a verb that always ends in-ing and acts as a noun.
A) True.
B) False.
2. Reviewing basic rules of the English language requires time and effort.
A) Direct Object.
B) Subject.
3. Why is the word in blue a gerund? Whomping the children was Mrs. Brennan's job on Halloween because she was dressed as the Willow from Harry Potter.
A) Because it is the object of a preposition.
B) Because it is a fun word.
C) Because it comes first.
D) Because it is the subject of the sentence.
4. Gerunds act as what part of speech?.
A) Nouns.
B) Adjectives.
C) Adverbs.
D) None of the above.
5. Identify the gerund phrase:Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine will result in disaster.
A) Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine.
B) Clothing into the washing machine.
C) Jamming too much clothing.
D) Washing machine will result in disaster.
6. Find the Gerund Phrase:Our neighbor, Mr. Montoya, enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day.
A) With his sons on Father's Day.
B) Spending time with his sons on Father's Day.
C) On Father's Day.
D) Enjoys spending time with his sons on Father's Day.
7. Leslie's favorite activity is watching new superhero movies.
A) Direct Object.
B) Predicate Noun.
C) Indirect Object.
D) Subject.
E) Object of the Preposition.
8. Identify the gerund phrase:Serving healthy foods to children should be a school's priority.
A) Serving healthy foods to children should be.
B) Serving healthy foods to children.
C) Serving.
D) Serving healthy foods.
9. Find the Gerund Phrase:In almost every American town, holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition.
A) Holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition.
B) In almost every American town.
C) Holding parades on the Fourth of July.
D) On the Fourth of July.
10. Hal's nervous habit is blinking too much. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) _____ .
A) Object of the preposition.
B) Predicate noun.
C) Subject.
D) Direct object.
11. Eating small meals throughout the day can help you avoid hunger pains.
A) Eating small meals .
B) Help avoid hunger pains.
C) Can help you.
D) None of above.
12. Running for president is a serious ambition.
A) Running for president.
B) Serious ambition.
C) President is a serious ambition.
D) Is a serious ambition.
13. A gerund can be the subject of a sentence.
A) False.
B) True.
14. What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?My entire life I have always wanted to be a teacher.
A) Always wanted.
B) My entire life.
C) I have.
D) To be a teacher.
15. Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen.
A) Consists of seeing.
B) Seeing what everybody has seen.
C) Consists of seeing what everybody has seen.
D) Discovery consists.
16. Identify the gerund in this sentence:'Catching fish is fun'.
A) Catching.
B) Is fun.
C) Fun.
D) Fish.
17. What type of phrase is in red? Trembling with rage, she stalked out.
A) Gerund.
B) Appositive.
C) Infinitive.
D) Participial.
18. What part of the sentence is the gerund? My cat's favorite activity is sleeping.
A) Predicate nominative.
B) Subject.
C) Direct object.
D) None of above.
19. Collecting stamps used to be a popular hobby.
A) Subject.
B) Indirect Object.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Direct Object.
E) Predicate Noun.
20. What words begins a participial phrase?.
A) A noun.
B) Prepositions.
C) A, an, the.
D) A word with a verb word ending.
21. Starting such a campaign is a challenging task.
A) Direct Object.
B) Predicate Nominative.
C) Subject.
D) Indirect Object.
E) Object of Preposition.
22. Jasnae's main interest is working with computers.
A) Is working with computers.
B) Working with computers.
C) Interest is working with computers.
D) Jasnae's main interest.
23. What is the phase in red below:Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
A) Gerund.
B) Participial.
24. Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence. In the mall, we want to walk quickly to the food court.
A) To walk quickly.
B) To the food court.
C) In the mall.
D) None of above.
25. Everyone has read stories of knights made famous for brave deeds.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.