Gerunds and Their Functions

In the sentence 'Dancing in the rain is a joyful experience', what is the subject of the gerund phrase?

• Rain

• Experience

• Dancing

• Joyful

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Cooking is an art.

• Running

• Baking

• Cooking

• Swimming

Which of the following sentences use a gerund as the subject? Running is good exercise. She enjoys running. Running in the park is fun.

• Running on the beach is good exercise.

• Running fast is fun.

• She enjoys to run.

• Running is good exercise.

In the sentence 'He is good at playing the guitar,' what is the function of the gerund 'playing'?

• Adjective modifying 'good'

• Object of the preposition

• Direct object

• Subject of the sentence

Identify the gerund in the sentence: I enjoy reading books in my free time.

• reading

• free

• enjoying

• books

Which sentence shows a gerund as the object of a verb? She likes dancing. They enjoy singing. He started running.

• She enjoys dancing

• He likes running

• She likes dancing

• They started singing

In the sentence 'I look forward to meeting you,' what is the function of the gerund 'meeting'?

• Adverb modifying 'look'

• Adjective modifying 'you'

• Subject of the sentence

• Direct object of the preposition

Identify the gerund in the sentence: Cooking is a useful skill to have.

• Baking

• Cooking

• Running

• Swimming

Which of the following sentences demonstrates a gerund used as the object of a verb? She enjoys reading. They like swimming. He started running.

• B) She enjoys swimming.

• C) They like running.

• A) She enjoys reading.

• D) He enjoys walking.

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Swimming is her favorite hobby.

• Dancing

• Eating

• Running

• Swimming