Gerunds and Infinitives Quiz MW

Mykhailo, Adriana, and Eliana are discussing their English homework. Mykhailo thinks a gerund is a type of fruit, Adriana believes it's a type of bird, and Eliana insists it's a type of flower. But, do you know what a gerund really is?

• A type of fruit

• A type of bird

• A type of flower

• A verb form that functions as a noun by ending in -ing

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Imagine Nagla and Olena are at a community park. Which of the following sentences best describes Olena's activity by using a gerund?

• Blanca says, 'Olena likes to play in the park.'

• Jasmine tells Nagla, 'Olena enjoys jogging in the park.'

• Nagla exclaims, 'They are playing frisbee!'

• Olena shouts, 'Look at Minako; she is running around the park.'

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Blanca, Marbelia, Eliana, Cynthia, and Trinh are working on a script for their community theater play. They came across a grammar term they are not familiar with. Can you help them understand what an infinitive is?

• A type of adverb

• The past tense form of a verb

• The base form of a verb with the word 'to' in front of it

• A conjunction used to join two independent clauses

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Yui, Angie, and Trinh are planning a trip to the local aquarium. Can you help them create a sentence using a gerund to express their plans?

• Yui loves to watch the sharks.

• Angie needs to check the schedules.

• Trinh doesn't like to wait in the long lines.

• They all enjoy swimming with the dolphins.

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Olena, Cynthia, and Ada are playing a game of 'Word Warriors'. They come across a sentence in a novel where a word is functioning as a noun subject or as an object after certain verbs and prepositions. What grammatical term would they use to describe this?

• They would call it a gerund.

• They would call it a adverb.

• They would call it a pronoun.

• They would call it an adjective.

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Ayumi, Nagla, and Hiroko are working on their English homework. They are writing an essay about their recent trip to a museum and are unsure about when to use an infinitive in their sentences. Can you guide them?

• As a noun, adjective, or adverb

• When it is followed by a preposition

• Only at the beginning of a sentence

• When it is the main verb in a sentence

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Adriana, Blanca, Yelena, and Fettuccini are planning a school project. They propose, enjoy, avoid, suggest, and recommend different tasks. Can you identify which of these are verbs that are followed by a gerund?

• run

• eat

• sleep

• propose, enjoy, avoid, suggest, recommend

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Blanca, Hiroko, and Eliana are planning a role-play activity for their English class where they act out certain verbs. Marbelia and Ada are asked to identify which of these verbs can be followed by an infinitive. Can you help them?

• eat, sleep, drink, play, work

• laugh, cry, smile, frown, shout

• want, need, like, love, hate, prefer, plan, decide, hope, promise, agree, refuse, attempt

• jump, run, swim, dance, sing

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Du Fen, Yui, Trinh, Cynthia, and Olena are in an English language class. They are trying to understand the difference between using a gerund and an infinitive after certain verbs in a sentence. Can you help them?

• They think the difference is in the punctuation of the sentence.

• They believe the difference is in the capitalization of the gerund or infinitive.

• They suggest the difference is in the spelling of the verb.

• They argue that the difference is in the meaning of the sentence and the verb that precedes the gerund or infinitive.

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During a study group session, Minako and Tomoko are discussing their favorite pastimes. Melinda says, 'I enjoy to read.' Minako suggests that Melinda could make her statement more engaging (and correct) using a gerund. How should Melinda rephrase her statement?

• I enjoy reading.

• I enjoy to books.

• I enjoy to reading.

• I enjoy being read.

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