Gerund Checkup

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

• adjective
• verb
• adverb
• noun

Select the incorrect use of a gerund in a sentence.

• subject
• adjective
• direct object
• Predicate Nominative

Select the gerund phrase used as the subject.

• Listening to music relaxes me. 
• Her favorite activity is running through the forest.
• Amy enjoys drawing.

Select the gerund phrase used as a direct object. 

• Rebuilding was a good idea for the community.
• Kate never gets tired of reading.
• Lily, a soccer players, loves running in the morning.

Select the gerund phrase used as an object of the preposition.

• Miley never gets tired of drawing during the day. 
• Laughing is the best form of medicine.
• The mayor opposed raising the speed limit throughout the town.

Select the gerund phrase used as a predicate nominative. 

• Jackson was playing soccer in the morning before school.
• Her favorite after school activity is running. 
• The loud, piercing ringing went on all afternoon.