Gerund Phrases Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

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1. Searching for an answer, I looked in a current dictionary.

2. Gerunds are similar to verbs, but they also name things, so they act like _____

3. What is the gerund phrase? Playing hide and go seek is a classic childhood game.

4. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?They talked about climbing mountains in distant lands.

5. Identify the participle phrase.The girls sitting under the tree were talking about the Korean idol.

6. The purpose of cost accounting is _____ involved in producing and selling a good or service

7. The student was laughing so hard that he started crying.

8. What is the gerund phrase in this sentence? I'm really not interested in studying map-making for the rest of my life.

9. Is the bold word a verb or a gerund? Getting ready for school takes longer for my sister than for me.

10. Observing religious holidays is common throughout the United States.

11. A gerund can act as an appositive in a sentence.

12. Is this phrase infinitive or gerund?:She is going to sleep?

13. Choose the gerunds in this sentence:Eating strawberries without washing them might make you sick.

14. Energy can be defined as the ability _____

15. In the following sentence, what is the function of the infinitive phrase?To smile at others brings joy to yourself.

16. What is the gerund phrase?Photographers enjoyed taking pictures of California's forty-niners.

17. Bob wants to live close to where he works.

18. The following sentence is punctuated correctly:I go on too many dates but I can't make them stay. That's what people say.

19. It is important to wash your hands before and after handling raw meat.

20. Identify the gerund:Keith considered joining the debate team, but he joined the yearbook staff instead.

21. My new favorite pastime is watching Netflix after dinner on weekends.

22. Identify the participle phrase.I gave my mother a bracelet made of silver.

23. Which answer states the usage of the gerund phrase in the following sentence?I recommend reading books quietly to pass the time.

24. Identify the gerund phrase as the subject in the following sentence:'Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity.'

25. The road to Miss Lottie's was one to be avoided. Identify the infinitive.