Gerunds as Subjects and as Complements

Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence.

__________ lots of vegetables is important for good health.

• Eating

• Eat

• Ate

• Eaten

__________ a parking space is difficult in the mornings.

• Finding

• Find

• Found

• Finds

__________ is fun. I love making dinner for my friend.

• Cooking

• Cook

• Cooked

• Cooks

TV is bad for my eyes. That’s what my mother says.

• Watching

• Watch

• Watched

• Watches

Why do we use gerunds in the following sentence? 'Talking and eating are two activities that should not go together.'

• subject of the sentence

• object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

Why do we use gerunds in the following sentence? 'Talking and eating are two activities that should not go together.'

• subject of the sentence

• object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

A gerund can be the subject of a sentence.

• true

• false

Reading improves your knowledge.

• Gerund as Subject.

• Gerund as DIrect Object.

• Gerund as Object of the Preposition.

What is the subject in the following sentence? Becomes a doctor takes years of serious study.

• takes years

• study

• doctor

• becoming

Choose the sentence that has the gerund as a subject.

• I practice my English everyday.

• I hate waiting in lines.

• Eating local food is a good way to help people.

• I'm worried about taking the exam.