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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

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“Winning the match brought joy.” ‘Winning the match’ is:

A. Subject
B. Object
C. Complement
D. Appositive

Subject.

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“Stop whispering in class.” The gerund phrase is:

A. Stop whispering
B. Whispering in class
C. In class
D. None

Object of 'Stop'.

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“She is obsessed with shopping.” ‘Shopping’ is:

A. Gerund
B. Participle
C. Infinitive
D. Adjective

Object of 'with'.

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“He likes reading and writing.” How many gerunds?

A. Zero
B. One
C. Two
D. Three

'Reading' and 'writing' are gerunds.

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“To be honest, I enjoy teaching.” The gerund is:

A. Honest
B. Enjoy
C. Teaching
D. None

Object of 'enjoy'.

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“Watching sunsets is peaceful.” ‘Watching sunsets’ is:

A. Subject
B. Object
C. Complement
D. Adjective

Subject.

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“I hate waiting in lines.” The gerund is:

A. I
B. Hate
C. Waiting
D. Lines

It is the object of 'hate'.

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Which sentence has a gerund phrase as an object of a preposition?

A. He loves cooking.
B. She is fond of baking cakes.
C. Singing makes me happy.
D. Gardening is fun.

'Baking cakes' follows 'of'.

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“Playing basketball keeps him fit.” The gerund phrase is:

A. Playing basketball
B. Keeps him
C. Basketball
D. Fit

It is the subject.

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In “They were busy planning the trip,” ‘planning the trip’ is:

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

It completes the adjective 'busy'.

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In “The job of cleaning windows is difficult,” ‘cleaning windows’ is:

A. Subject
B. Object of a preposition
C. Object of a verb
D. Appositive

It follows the preposition 'of'.

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Which of these is a gerund?

A. He left crying.
B. Crying helps.
C. I am crying.
D. A crying baby.

'Crying' functions as the subject.

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“I regret telling him the truth.” The gerund phrase is:

A. I regret
B. Telling him
C. Telling him the truth
D. The truth

It functions as the object of 'regret'.

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In “He insists on arriving early,” ‘arriving early’ is:

A. A gerund phrase
B. A participle phrase
C. An infinitive
D. An adverb phrase

It follows the preposition 'on'.

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Identify the gerund: “Studying hard is key to success.”

A. Studying
B. Hard
C. Is
D. Key

It is the verbal noun/subject.

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“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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Which is a gerund phrase?

A. Running away
B. He is running
C. A running start
D. Running fast

'Running' acts as the noun base.

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“Making mistakes is part of learning.” How many gerunds?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Zero

'Making' (subject) and 'learning' (object of 'of') are both gerunds.

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“She avoids talking about politics.” The gerund phrase is:

A. Avoids talking
B. Talking about politics
C. About politics
D. She avoids

It is the object of 'avoids'.

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