Gerund Phrases Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 6
1. What does a gerund do?.
A) Acts as a noun.
B) Takes the place of a pronoun.
C) Acts as a verb.
D) None of above.
2. I love _____ out with my friends every weekend.
A) Going.
B) Go.
C) To go.
D) None of above.
3. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:She could not stop humming that tune.
A) Direct Object.
B) Subject Complement.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Subject.
4. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?He started waking up before the alarm that week fresher in the morning and stronger.
A) Waking up.
B) He started.
C) Before the alarm that week.
D) Fresher in the morning and stronger.
5. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
A) Gazing at each other.
B) Love does not consist in.
C) But in.
6. Macy feels that petting a dog is a lot like therapy when you are in a bad mood. The word in blue is a _____ .
A) Verb.
B) Gerund.
7. Jeremy finished painting the house.
A) Predicate Noun.
B) Direct Object.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Subject.
E) Indirect Object.
8. Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?Jill and Terry were tired from working out in the yard.
A) Verb/verb phrase.
B) Participle/participle phrase.
9. Climbing trees is her favorite pastime. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) _____ .
A) Subject.
B) Predicate noun.
C) Object of the preposition.
D) Direct object.
10. Talking about your accomplishments too much is often considered rude.
A) It is rude to talk about your accomplishments too much.
B) It is considered rude to talk about your accomplishments too much.
11. Tammy hates cutting the grass. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) _____ .
A) Direct object.
B) Subject.
C) Object of the preposition.
D) Predicate noun.
12. The process of _____ by hand has changed little since the fifteenth century.
A) Binding books.
B) To bind books.
C) Bound books.
D) Books are bound.
13. A climbing helmet _____ protection for a rock-climber's head from falling rocks and other hazards.
A) Providing.
B) That provides.
C) To provide.
D) Provides.
14. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
A) Day.
B) Eating.
C) Cool.
D) Hot.
15. Find the infinitive in the following sentence. When Misty learned to drive, she took her little brother to the park on weekends.
A) To drive.
B) To the park.
C) Took her little brother.
D) None of above.
16. Birthdays are not easy _____ .
A) To remember.
B) Remembering.
17. Where is the gerund phrase in the following sentence? Joining the Fanboys hit boy band was Noah's dream.
A) Joining the Fanboys hit boy band.
B) Noah's dream.
C) Joining.
D) Boy band.
18. Janice got a ticket for running a red light.
A) Running a red light .
B) Janice got a ticket.
C) A ticket for running.
D) None of above.
19. What is the gerund phrase?Neil enjoys cooking dinner for his family.
A) Enjoys cooking.
B) Cooking.
C) Cooking dinner.
D) Cooking dinner for his family.
20. What is the appositive(s)? The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
A) Bright plumage.
B) Female kingfisher.
C) A large-headed bird that lives near the water.
D) Large-headed bird.
21. It is boring to do nothing.Choose the best gerund sentence:.
A) Doing nothing is boring.
B) Not to do nothing is boring.
C) It's boring when do nothing.
D) None of above.
22. Identify the gerund:My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.
A) Bed.
B) Hogging.
C) Middle.
D) Annoying.
23. Gerunds always end in _____ .
A) -ing.
B) -ed.
24. What is a Gerund or Gerund phrase?.
A) A noun formed from a verb plus 'ing' or a group of words with a gerund functioning like a noun.
B) A word or group of words which function as an adjective in a sentence.
C) A word or group of words that has the word 'to' before or after it.
D) All words or phrases in a sentence which express emotions or sadness.
25. Identify the gerund phrase.Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction.
A) Piling too much.
B) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine.
C) Was causing it to malfunction.
D) Washing machine.