Gerunds

“________ the attendance of the class is what I do every day,” the teacher said.

• Update

• Updates

• Updated

• Updating

“Sally is looking forward to ________ a reply from the author, but he has been out of town,” her mother told her neighbour.

• receive

• receives

• received

• receiving

Tom objected to ________ on a camping trip as he did not like outdoor activities.

• go

• going

• be going

• having gone

I dislike ________ to the movies by myself.

• go

• goes

• going

We started ________ dinner without you.

• eat

• eats

• eating

When do you practise ________ the piano?

• play

• plays

• played

• playing

My grandmother prefers ________ science fiction books to comics.

• read

• reads

• reading

My teacher said my essay needs ________ by tomorrow.

• correct

• corrects

• corrected

• correcting

Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?

• She walked to the store.

• They watched the movie.

• He enjoys playing soccer.

• We ate pizza for dinner.

Which of the following is a gerund phrase?

• Walking in the park

• The park is beautiful

• She loves to walk

• The dog is barking