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

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

Subject.

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Which is not a gerund?

A. Seeing is believing.
B. I saw him running.
C. Running is exercise.
D. Baking is art.

'Running' is a participle modifying 'him'.

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“I don’t like listening to loud music.” The gerund phrase is:

A. Like listening
B. Listening to loud music
C. Loud music
D. To loud music

Object of 'like'.

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“He is interested in learning French.” ‘Learning French’ is:

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

Follows 'in'.

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Identify the gerund: “Jumping is great.”

A. Jumping
B. Is
C. Great
D. None

Subject of the sentence.

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“She succeeded by working hard.” ‘Working hard’ is:

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

Object of 'by'.

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“We are thinking of moving.” ‘Moving’ is a:

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

Object of the preposition 'of'.

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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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“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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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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“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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“His goal, earning a degree, is near.” ‘Earning a degree’ is:

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

It renames 'goal'.

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In “Focusing on the task is crucial,” ‘Focusing on the task’ is:

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

It is the subject of the sentence.

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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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“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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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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“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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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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