Gerund Phrases Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Gerund Phrases – Quiz 8
1. Pablo's favorite hobby is playing the piano.
A) Favorite hobby.
B) Hobby is playing the piano.
C) Playing the piano.
D) Favorite hobby is playing the piano.
2. It's usually considered impolite to interrupt people while they are talking.
A) Interrupting people while they are talking is considered impolite.
B) To interrupting people while they are talking is considered impolite.
3. Texting while driving is one of the biggest causes of accidents.This sentence contains a/n _____ phrase.
A) Gerund.
B) Infinitive.
C) Appositive.
D) None of above.
4. What is the gerund phrase?Waiting a long time in a restaurant annoys Alex.
A) Waiting a long time in a restaurant.
B) Waiting.
C) Annoys Alex.
D) None of above.
5. My favorite activity is scanning the headlines. Identify the gerund phrase.
A) Headlines.
B) Scanning the headlines.
C) Activity.
D) Favorite activity.
6. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Swimming is my favorite sport.
A) Predicate noun.
B) Direct Object.
C) Object of a preposition.
D) Subject.
7. A gerund phrase functions as a.
A) Preposition.
B) Adjective.
C) Verb.
D) Noun.
8. What is the gerund in this sentence? Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
A) Traveling might.
B) For new experiences.
C) Traveling.
D) Traveling might satisfy.
9. Identify the gerund.For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.
A) Birds.
B) Escape.
C) Flying.
D) Predators.
10. What is the subject?.
A) Art.
B) Games.
C) Essay.
D) Javier.
11. The doctor saw her adding too much salt to her food. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) _____ .
A) Direct object.
B) Object of the preposition.
C) Subject.
D) Predicate noun.
12. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.
A) Children.
B) Bubbles.
C) Blowing.
D) Activity.
13. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The gardener finished cutting the grass.
A) Direct Object.
B) Predicate noun.
C) Object of a preposition.
D) Subject.
14. What kind of sentence is the following:Research papers are so much fun to write, so I try to write at least one a year.
A) Sentence with a Introductory Participial Phrase.
B) Complex Sentence.
C) Sentence with a Introductory Gerund Phrase.
D) Compound Sentence.
15. What is the appositive(s)? I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.
A) I lost my silver.
B) At the Carnival.
C) A present from my mother.
D) I lost my silver necklace.
16. The problem is obtaining the necessary money.
A) Direct Object.
B) Object of Preposition.
C) Subject.
D) Indirect Object.
E) Predicate Nominative.
17. Where does the comma go in the following sentence?Catapulting across Texas Emmanuel was voted most interesting man in America.
A) After "Texas".
B) No comma needed.
C) After "Eman".
D) After "Catapulting".
18. Find the infinitive in the following sentence. Nona was not allowed to play guitar for band.
A) To play.
B) Was not allowed.
C) For band.
D) None of above.
19. The employee got in trouble for faking an injury to avoid work.
A) Subject.
B) Indirect Object.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Predicate Noun.
E) Direct Object.
20. Gerunds always function as _____ .
A) Nouns.
B) Adverbs.
C) Verbs.
D) Adjectives.
21. What is the infinitive in the sentence?-I am happy to see you buying that movie!.
A) To see.
B) You buying.
C) No infinitive.
D) Am happy.
22. What is the phase in red below:The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.
A) Participial.
B) Gerund.
23. Identify the gerund phrase. Many people have started making an effort.
A) Started making.
B) Many people.
C) Making an effort.
D) Started.
24. Identify the gerund and what it is functioning as in this sentence.My cats' favorite activity is sleeping.
A) Predicate nominative.
B) Indirect object.
C) Direct object.
D) Subject.
25. Mr. Nelson never tires of talking about William Shakespeare.
A) Direct Object.
B) Indirect Object.
C) Object of the Preposition.
D) Subject.
E) Predicate Noun.