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Gerunds Test
By Elizabeth Maddox
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Instructions
Please read each question before completing.
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Question 1
1.
Painting
made me appreciate how light affects color.
direct object
predicate noun
subject
object of the preposition
Question 2
2.
John prefers
taking
photos of people.
Predicate noun
object of the preposition
direct object
subject
Question 3
3.
We encouraged his
entering
the competition.
subject
direct object
predicate noun
object of the preposition
Question 4
4.
Dorothy's best subject is
acting
in the drama class.
object of the preposition
subject
predicate noun
direct object
Question 5
5.
After
jogging,
Mr. Conway loved to eat doughnuts.
subject
predicate noun
object of the preposition
direct object
Question 6
6.
The problem is
thinking
of a good job.
subject
direct object
object of the preposition
predicate noun
Question 7
7.
Finding
the right tool is half the job.
object of the preposition
predicate noun
subject
direct object
Question 8
8.
A gerund always end in
-ed
-ing
-d
-t
Question 9
9.
Predicate noun follows a(an)
action verb
linking verb
past tense verb
participle
Question 10
10.
A gerund is always a
verb
noun
adverb
adjective
Question 11
11.
Appositive _______ the word it explains.
never follows or precedes
follows or precedes
Question 12
12.
Direct object follows
being verb
action verb
Question 13
13.
A gerund is a form of verb that acts as a(an)
adjective
adverb
verb
noun
Question 14
14.
All -ing words are gerunds
true
false
Question 15
15.
Which word is
not
a gerund
cooking
playing
morning
talking
Question 16
16.
Swimming the mile is my best event.
The
gerund phrase
is
My best event
swimming the mile
swimming
was canceled
Question 17
17.
My best event, swimming the mile, was canceled.
Identify the
appositive
My best event
swimming the mile
swimming
was canceled
Question 18
18.
There are _____ noun positions
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2
6
3
Question 19
19.
Brown likes to shoot paint balls after
riding
in the afternoon.
verb
object of the preposition
adjective
appositive
Question 20
20.
When I am trying to save money, I hate buying clothes.
What is the gerund?
am trying
to save
buying
hate
Question 21
21.
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.