Gerund Phrases Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 4
1. What is the gerund phrase?He won the award for spelling correctly.
A) For spelling.
B) For spelling correctly.
C) Spelling correctly.
D) Spelling.
2. What is the verb?.
A) Write.
B) About.
C) Playing.
D) Wants.
3. What is the function of the gerund phrase?Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments.
A) Direct object (DO).
B) Subject (S).
C) Subject complement (SC).
D) Object of the preposition (OP).
E) Indirect object (IO).
4. Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase?.
A) Nicolas wants to jump on the trampoline.
B) Nicolas walks to the trampoline.
C) Nicolas met Alex at the trampoline.
D) None of above.
5. Find the participle:The children took off their snowy jackets and crowded by the warming fire.
A) Took.
B) Snowy.
C) Crowded.
D) Warming.
6. Which part of the following sentence is the gerund phrase?Our top priority was getting everyone on the plane.
A) Getting everyone on the plane.
B) Was getting everyone on the plane.
C) Getting everyone.
D) Getting.
7. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S). We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
A) See.
B) Guard.
C) Changing.
D) Going.
8. The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided.
A) Adjective.
B) Noun.
C) Adverb.
D) None of above.
9. Which of the following sentence contains a gerund phrase?.
A) The mail man decided to take revenge from the barking dog.
B) The car is consuming too much fuel.
C) The dog was punished for chewing the slippers.
D) No one had the audacity to think of this.
10. Does the following sentence begin with a gerund or participial phrase? Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
A) Participial.
B) Gerund.
11. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:The sun started sinking like an enormous red ball as it disappeared from the western horizon.
A) Sinking like an enormous red ball.
B) Sun started sinking.
C) Sinking.
D) As it disappeared from the western horizon.
12. Rhonda's favorite summer activity is going skiing and hiking at Patoka Lake. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?.
A) Skiing and hiking.
B) Going.
C) Skiing.
D) Hiking.
E) Going, skiing, hiking.
13. What is the gerund in the following sentence? During the concert, the crowd was said to like my singing.
A) Singing .
B) During.
C) To like.
D) None of above.
14. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.
A) Narrowly.
B) Cliff.
C) Driving.
D) Ethan.
15. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.We were enjoying watching the Olympics when the lights went out.
A) Watching the Olympics.
B) Were enjoying.
C) The lights went out.
D) None of above.
16. What is the gerund phrase?Singing well takes a lot of practice and skill.
A) Singing well.
B) Practice and skill.
C) Singing.
D) Singing well takes a lot of practice.
17. Splashing in the pool was difficult.
A) Splashing in the pool .
B) Pool was difficult.
C) The pool was difficult.
D) None of above.
18. What is the gerund phrase? Playing baseball is a popular pastime for monsters.
A) Playing baseball.
B) A popular pastime.
C) For monsters.
D) There is no gerund phrase.
19. _____ games all day would be lots of fun.
A) Playing.
B) Play.
C) Played.
D) None of above.
20. Running long distance is a great activity if you want to stay in shape.
A) Participial phrase.
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Gerund phrase.
D) Infinitive phrase.
E) Prepositional phrase.
21. In the sentence 'Running a marathon requires dedication and training, ' is 'running a marathon' a gerund phrase? If yes, how is it used in the sentence?.
A) Yes, it is used as the subject of the sentence.
B) No, it is used as the object of the preposition.
C) No, it is used as the direct object of the verb.
D) No, it is used as the predicate nominative.
22. My least favorite part of this job is scraping the paint off the woodwork.
A) Participial phrase.
B) Gerund phrase.
23. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:Some major universities began offering courses to higher-level students during high school.
A) Offering courses.
B) Began offering courses to higher-level students.
C) Offering courses to higher-level students during high school.
D) During high school.
24. Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair.
A) Gerund.
B) Participial.
25. Requesting funds and other forms of assistance from large corporations will be the first strategy.
A) Object of Prepostiion.
B) Predicate Nominative.
C) Indirect Object.
D) Direct Object.
E) Subject.