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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A gerund is a form of a verb that always ends in -ing and acts as a noun.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

A gerund can be the subject of a sentence.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

A gerund can act as an adjective in a sentence.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

A gerund can act as a verb in a sentence.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

A gerund can act as an appositive in a sentence.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Identify the gerund and what it is functioning as in this sentence.

My cats' favorite activity is sleeping.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

indirect object

d)

predicate nominative

7.

Identify what the underlined word is in this sentence.

The winning athlete gets a trophy.

a)

verb

b)

participle

c)

gerund

8.

What is the underlined word functioning as in this sentence?

I'm winning my battles but losing the war.

a)

verb

b)

participle

c)

gerund

9.

What is the underlined word functioning as in this sentence?

Winning became his obsession.

a)

verb

b)

participle

c)

gerund

10.

Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence.

We were enjoying watching the Olympics when the lights went out.

a)

were enjoying

b)

watching the Olympics

c)

the lights went out

11.

Identify what the gerund phrase is functioning as in this sentence.

My sister knows a lot about growing vegetables.

a)

object of the preposition

b)

direct object

c)

subject

d)

predicate nominative

12.

Choose the sentence that is correct.

a)

We appreciated his being honest with us.

b)

We appreciated him being honest with us..

c)

We appreciated he being honest with us.