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Practice Questions

“She enjoys painting in her spare time.” What is the gerund phrase?

A. Enjoys painting
B. Painting in her spare time
C. Her spare time
D. In her spare time

'Painting' is the gerund, the rest are modifiers.

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Jul 8, 2026

What is the gerund in “I love cooking delicious meals”?

A. Love
B. Cooking
C. Delicious
D. Meals

'Cooking' is the verbal noun serving as the direct object.

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“Writing essays is challenging.” What is the subject?

A. Writing
B. Writing essays
C. Essays
D. Challenging

The entire gerund phrase acts as the subject.

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In “She is good at solving puzzles,” the gerund phrase is:

A. She is good
B. At solving
C. Solving puzzles
D. Is good at

It acts as the object of the preposition 'at'.

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Jul 8, 2026

Identify the gerund: “Running marathons requires endurance.”

A. Running
B. Marathons
C. Requires
D. Endurance

'Running' is the verbal noun at the core of the subject.

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Jul 8, 2026

In “His favorite activity, drawing portraits, takes time,” ‘drawing portraits’ is a/an:

A. Appositive
B. Subject
C. Object
D. Prepositional phrase

It renames the noun 'activity' and is placed in apposition.

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Jul 8, 2026

Which sentence uses a gerund as a subject complement?

A. I like dancing.
B. Dancing is fun.
C. His passion is dancing.
D. Dancing, he tripped.

It follows 'is' to rename 'passion'.

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Jul 8, 2026

“I am tired of waiting for the bus.” The gerund phrase is:

A. Tired of
B. Waiting for the bus
C. The bus
D. Am tired

'Waiting' (gerund) + 'for the bus' (modifier) forms the phrase.

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“He considered traveling abroad.” ‘Traveling abroad’ functions as:

A. Subject
B. Direct object
C. Object of preposition
D. Adjective

It receives the action of the verb 'considered'.

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Jul 8, 2026

Identify the gerund phrase: “Buying local food supports farmers.”

A. Buying local food
B. Supports farmers
C. Local food
D. Buying

The gerund phrase serves as the sentence subject.

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Jul 8, 2026

“Practicing yoga helps me relax.” ‘Practicing yoga’ is:

A. A gerund phrase
B. A participle phrase
C. An infinitive phrase
D. A relative clause

'Practicing' is the gerund, 'yoga' is its object.

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In “He is afraid of flying,” the gerund ‘flying’ is the:

A. Subject
B. Direct object
C. Object of a preposition
D. Appositive

It follows the preposition 'of'.

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Jul 8, 2026

Identify the gerund phrase in “Walking the dog is relaxing.”

A. Walking the dog
B. Is relaxing
C. The dog
D. Relaxing is

The gerund 'Walking' and its object 'the dog' make up the phrase.

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Jul 8, 2026

Which sentence contains a gerund phrase?

A. The singing bird flew.
B. I like singing songs.
C. He is singing now.
D. Singing birds are loud.

'Singing songs' functions as the direct object.

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Jul 8, 2026

In “After finishing his homework, he played,” ‘finishing his homework’ is:

A. A gerund phrase
B. An infinitive phrase
C. A prepositional phrase
D. An adjective clause

It functions as the object of the preposition 'After'.

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Jul 8, 2026

In the sentence “Swimming is my favorite exercise,” the gerund is:

A. Favorite
B. Exercise
C. Swimming
D. Is

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Here, it is the subject.

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Jul 8, 2026

Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence “Eating fresh fruit is healthy.”

A. Eating fresh fruit
B. Is healthy
C. Fresh fruit
D. Eating fresh

The gerund 'Eating' plus its modifier 'fresh fruit' forms the complete gerund phrase.

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Jul 8, 2026

In “She enjoys reading books,” the gerund ‘reading’ acts as the:

A. Subject
B. Direct object
C. Subject complement
D. Object of a preposition

'Reading' answers 'what' she enjoys, acting as the direct object of the verb.

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Jul 8, 2026

Choose the sentence where the -ing word is a gerund:

A. Running water is clear.
B. He is running fast.
C. Running is fun.
D. The running man fell.

Only when the word functions as a noun (subject) is it a gerund.

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