Practice Questions

“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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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