Gerund Phrases Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

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1. What is the gerund phrase?Waiting a long time in a restaurant annoys Alex.

2. My favorite activity is scanning the headlines. Identify the gerund phrase

3. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Swimming is my favorite sport.

4. What is the gerund in this sentence? Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

5. Identify the gerund.For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.

6. What is the subject?

7. The doctor saw her adding too much salt to her food. In this sentence, the gerund phrase is functioning as a(n) _____

8. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The gardener finished cutting the grass.

9. 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.

10. What is the appositive(s)? I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.

11. The problem is obtaining the necessary money.

12. Where does the comma go in the following sentence?Catapulting across Texas Emmanuel was voted most interesting man in America.

13. Find the infinitive in the following sentence. Nona was not allowed to play guitar for band.

14. The employee got in trouble for faking an injury to avoid work.

15. Gerunds always function as _____

16. What is the infinitive in the sentence?-I am happy to see you buying that movie!

17. What is the phase in red below:The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

18. Identify the gerund phrase. Many people have started making an effort.

19. Mr. Nelson never tires of talking about William Shakespeare.

20. The first word in a gerund phrase has a/n _____ ending.

21. To train for the marathon will take at least 6 months.

22. Identify the infinitive-I gave you my love to borrow

23. Which sentence contains a gerund phrase used as predicate noun?

24. Mrs. Kettle enjoys sipping hot cocoa on cold mornings.

25. How is the red word functioning in the following sentence?After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.