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Review of Gerunds

Quiz by J. Lyles

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is a gerund?
    swims
    swimming
    swam
    swim
    30s
  • Q2
    Identify the gerund in the following sentence: 'I enjoy reading books every evening.'
    books
    enjoy
    evening
    reading
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?
    I danced at the party.
    I love dancing at parties.
    I will dance tomorrow.
    I dance at parties.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which word in the following sentence is a gerund? 'Her favorite hobby is painting landscapes.'
    landscapes
    painting
    hobby
    favorite
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the function of a gerund in a sentence?
    It acts as a verb.
    It acts as an adjective.
    It acts as a noun.
    It acts as an adverb.
    30s
  • Q6
    Choose the sentence that correctly uses a gerund.
    She ran fast yesterday.
    I run every day.
    They will run tomorrow.
    Running is my favorite exercise.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is an example of a gerund phrase?
    Jump over the puddles.
    Jumped over the puddles.
    I jump over the puddles.
    Jumping over the puddles is fun.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the correct form of the gerund in this sentence: 'He enjoys ___ in the park every morning.'?
    jogging
    jogged
    jogs
    jog
    30s
  • Q9
    Which sentence contains a gerund functioning as the subject?
    Baking cookies is her favorite pastime.
    They are baking cookies now.
    You should bake cookies.
    She baked cookies yesterday.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following words is a gerund in this sentence: 'I dislike studying late at night.'?
    late
    studying
    dislike
    night
    30s
  • Q11
    In the sentence 'Swimming is my favorite hobby,' what role does the gerund 'Swimming' play?
    Prepositional Object
    Predicate Noun
    Direct Object
    Subject
    30s
  • Q12
    In the sentence 'I enjoy reading books on weekends,' what role does the gerund 'reading' play?
    Prepositional Object
    Predicate Noun
    Subject
    Direct Object
    30s
  • Q13
    In the sentence 'She is interested in learning new languages,' what role does the gerund 'learning' play?
    Prepositional Object
    Direct Object
    Predicate Noun
    Subject
    30s
  • Q14
    In the sentence 'His favorite activity is hiking on weekends,' what role does the gerund 'hiking' play?
    Prepositional Object
    Subject
    Direct Object
    Predicate Noun
    30s
  • Q15
    In the sentence 'They enjoy painting the house together,' what role does the gerund 'painting' play?
    Predicate Noun
    Direct Object
    Prepositional Object
    Subject
    30s

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