Gerunds in Sentences Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Gerunds in Sentences
Preview:
Identify the gerund in the sentence: “Reading improves your vocabulary.”
A. Reading
B. improves
C. your
D. vocabulary
Identify the gerund in the sentence: “Cooking requires patience and skill.”
A. Cooking
B. requires
C. patience
D. skill
Which sentence uses a gerund as a simple subject?
A. Running is my favorite activity.
B. I love running in the park.
C. She is running fast.
D. The running shoes are new.
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund used as a predicate nominative?
A. Her job is teaching.
B. She is teaching a class.
C. Teaching is her passion.
D. They are teaching students.
In the sentence “He is interested in learning new languages,” what is the function of the gerund?
A. Direct object
B. Simple subject
C. Object of a preposition
D. Predicate nominative
Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: “Jogging every morning keeps him healthy.”
A. Jogging
B. Jogging every morning
C. every morning
D. keeps him healthy
In the sentence “The teacher gave studying a high priority,” identify the gerund or gerund phrase.
A. gave studying
B. studying
C. a high priority
D. studying a high priority
In the sentence “Her favorite hobby is painting,” what is the function of the gerund?
A. Direct object
B. Simple subject
C. Predicate nominative
D. Object of a preposition
Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: “His passion is writing novels.”
A. His passion
B. is writing
C. writing
D. writing novels
Which sentence uses a gerund as an indirect object?
A. She gave swimming a try.
B. Swimming is fun.
C. I enjoy swimming.
D. The swimming pool is closed.
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund used as an object of a preposition?
A. She is good at dancing.
B. Dancing is her hobby.
C. I love dancing.
D. The dancing class is full.
In the sentence “The teacher gave studying a high priority,” what is the function of the gerund?
A. Direct object
B. Simple subject
C. Indirect object
D. Predicate nominative
In the sentence “The key to success is working hard,” what is the function of the gerund?
A. Direct object
B. Simple subject
C. Predicate nominative
D. Object of a preposition
In the sentence “They talked about going to the beach,” what is the function of the gerund phrase?
A. Direct object
B. Simple subject
C. Indirect object
D. Object of a preposition
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund used as a direct object?
A. She enjoys reading books.
B. Reading is fun.
C. The book on the table is mine.
D. He is reading a book.