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Gerunds Test

Last updated over 4 years ago

21 questions

Instructions

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Painting made me appreciate how light affects color.

 direct object

 predicate noun

subject

 object of the preposition

John prefers taking photos of people.

 Predicate noun

 object of the preposition

 direct object

subject

We encouraged his entering the competition.

subject

direct object

predicate noun

object of the preposition

Dorothy's best subject is acting in the drama class.

object of the preposition

subject

predicate noun

direct object

After jogging, Mr. Conway loved to eat doughnuts.

subject

predicate noun

object of the preposition

direct object

The problem is thinking of a good job.

subject

direct object

object of the preposition

predicate noun

Finding the right tool is half the job.

object of the preposition

predicate noun

subject

direct object

A gerund always end in 

-ed

-ing

-d

-t

Predicate noun follows a(an)

action verb

linking verb

past tense verb

participle

A gerund is always a

verb

noun

adverb

adjective

Appositive _______ the word it explains.

never follows or precedes

follows or precedes

Direct object follows 

being verb

action verb

A gerund is a form of verb that acts as a(an)

adjective

adverb

verb

noun

All -ing words are gerunds

true

false

Which word is not a gerund

cooking

playing

morning

talking

Swimming the mile is my best event. 
The gerund phrase is

My best event

swimming the mile

swimming

was canceled

My best event, swimming the mile, was canceled. 
Identify the appositive

My best event

swimming the mile

swimming

was canceled

There are _____ noun positions

5

2

6

3

Brown likes to shoot paint balls after riding in the afternoon. 

verb

object of the preposition

adjective

appositive

When I am trying to save money, I hate buying clothes.
What is the gerund?

am trying

to save

buying 

hate

Bonus 10 pts.
Choose the correct gerund phrase below.

I wish I had time to go to to the park

Directing a play car can be a hard job.

Laughing at the car, Mark tripped

Mr. Williams arrived to get a good treat.