MCQs

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

It follows 'is' to rename 'passion'.

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

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

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

The entire gerund phrase acts as the subject.

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

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

'Singing songs' functions as the direct object.

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

It follows the preposition 'of'.

It follows the linking verb 'is' and renames the subject 'hobby'.

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

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

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

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

The hyphen (-) is the shortest punctuation mark in this group.

Compound adjective before the noun.

Compound adjectives (e.g., 'the car was fast-moving') are not hyphenated if they come after the noun.