Gerund Phrases Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 21
1. Thinking rationally is a realistic assessment of the situation.
A) Thinking rationally.
B) Thinking rationally is a realistic assessment.
C) Is a realistic assessment.
D) Of the situation.
2. _____ is my favourite hobby, .
A) Walking.
B) To walk.
3. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? George likes photographing birds.
A) Predicate noun.
B) Subject.
C) Object of a preposition.
D) Direct Object.
4. Identify the gerunds (check three):Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
A) Art.
B) Acting.
5. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Jason attempted working on a shrimp boat during his summer vacation.
A) Jason attempted working on a shrimp boat.
B) During his summer vacation.
C) Working on a shrimp boat during his summer vacation.
D) Working on a shrimp boat.
6. Identify the participle phrase!Bitten by the mosquito, he feels so itchy.
A) Bitten.
B) The mosquito.
C) Itchy.
D) Bitten by the mosquito.
7. What is the gerund phrase?Max hates waiting for the school bus on cold, snowy mornings.
A) Waiting for the school bus on cold, snowy mornings .
B) On cold, snowy mornings.
C) Max hates waiting.
D) None of above.
8. Is there a gerund in this sentence?I hate to run.
A) No, there isn't.
B) Yes, there is.
9. A gerund can act as a verb in a sentence.
A) True.
B) False.
10. I'M THINKING ABOUT _____ HOW TO DRIVE BEFORE BUYING YOUR OWN CAR.
A) TO SPEAK.
B) KNOWING.
C) SPEAKING.
D) TO KNOW.
11. What is the subject of the sentence? Many people have started making an effort.
A) Making.
B) Making an effort.
C) Have started.
D) Many people.
12. Choose the gerund that should go in the blank. She loves _____ in smaller towns. She has been living there all her life.
A) Living .
B) To live.
C) Live.
D) None of above.
13. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? His most important achievement was winning the science fair.
A) Direct Object.
B) Object of a preposition.
C) Predicate noun.
D) Subject.
14. An appositive phrase is a/n _____ phrase.
A) Noun.
B) Adjective.
C) Verb.
D) Adverb.
15. People find different ways of raising funds.
A) Subject.
B) Object of Preposition.
C) Predicate Nominative.
D) Direct Object.
E) Indirect Object.
16. The team has a slim chance of finishing in the top four.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.
17. Rhonda's favorite summer activity is going skiing and hiking at Patoka Lake. How is the gerund or gerund phrase funtioning?.
A) Subject.
B) Object.
18. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
A) Guard.
B) See.
C) Changing.
D) Going.
19. Definition of a gerund.
A) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence.
B) Noun ending in-ing that becomes the subject of the sentence.
C) Verb ending in-ing that becomes the main verb of the sentence.
D) None of above.
20. Identify the gerund Many of the laughing students love singing.
A) Love.
B) Laughing.
C) Singing.
D) Many.
21. Find the participle:The startled cat jumped high into the air.
A) Startled.
B) Cat.
C) Air.
D) Jumped.
22. SHE NEEDS _____ WITH NATIVES TO IMPROVE HER SPEAKING SKILL.
A) SPEAKING.
B) TO KNOW.
C) KNOWING.
D) TO SPEAK.
23. Which function does the gerund phrase in the following sentence perform?Psychology, studying the human mind, has become a popular major at university recently.
A) Predicate noun.
B) Direct object.
C) Appositive.
D) Subject.
24. A gerund, ending in-ing, is a ver form that acts as _____ .
A) A noun.
B) An adjective.
C) A noun, adjective, adverb.
D) None of above.
25. 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 across the street.
C) Is extremely convenient.
D) Living.