English Grammar 30: THE GERUND

{ "questions": [ { "question": "What is a Gerund?", "options": [ "A word ending in -ed acting as a verb", "A word ending in -ing acting as an adjective", "A word ending in -ing acting as a noun", "A word with \"to\" acting as an adverb" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which sentence contains a gerund?", "options": [ "She is singing a song.", "I love singing.", "The singing bird was beautiful.", "They were singing loudly." ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "The Infinitive and the Gerund are alike because they both act as:", "options": [ "Adjectives", "Adverbs", "Nouns", "Prepositions" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Identify the gerund in the sentence: \"He has ruined his sight by reading small print.\"", "options": [ "ruined", "sight", "reading", "print" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"Hearing the noise, he ran to the window.\" The word 'Hearing' is a:", "options": [ "Gerund", "Present Participle", "Past Participle", "Infinitive" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "What form of the gerund is \"having gained\"?", "options": [ "Perfect Passive", "Present Active", "Present Passive", "Perfect Active" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "In \"Amassing wealth often ruins health,\" what is the function of the gerund 'Amassing'?", "options": [ "Object of verb", "Subject of the sentence", "Complement", "Object of a preposition" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Choose the correct formal phrasing:", "options": [ "I was surprised at Hari being absent.", "I was surprised at Hari's being absent.", "I was surprised at Haris' being absent.", "I was surprised at Hari to be absent." ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "What is the meaning of the compound noun \"frying-pan\"?", "options": [ "A pan that is actively frying things itself", "A pan used for frying", "A pan made of fried material", "A pan shaped like a fry" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "In the sentence \"I cannot go on doing nothing,\" 'doing' is used as:", "options": [ "Subject", "Object of a preposition", "Complement", "Adjective" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "\"Waving their hats, the people cheered.\" 'Waving' is a:", "options": [ "Gerund", "Perfect Participle", "Present Participle", "Noun" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"Jumping over the fence is dangerous.\" 'Jumping' is a:", "options": [ "Participle", "Infinitive", "Adjective", "Gerund" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Which gerund form is \"being praised\"?", "options": [ "Present Active", "Present Passive", "Perfect Active", "Perfect Passive" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "\"The time of the singing of the birds has come.\" Here, 'singing' acts as:", "options": [ "A pure verb", "An ordinary noun", "An adjective", "A participle" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "\"Success is not merely winning applause.\" How is 'winning' used?", "options": [ "Subject", "Object", "Complement", "Preposition" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which word correctly fills the blank? \"I thank thee for ______ me that word.\"", "options": [ "to teach", "teach", "teaching", "taught" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Gerunds and Present Participles are easily confused because:", "options": [ "They both act as adjectives", "They both act as nouns", "They both end in -ing", "They both end in -ed" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"We spent the afternoon in playing cards.\" What is the gerund?", "options": [ "spent", "afternoon", "playing", "cards" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"Praising all alike is praising none.\" In this sentence:", "options": [ "The first 'praising' is a subject, the second is an object.", "The first 'praising' is a subject, the second is a complement.", "Both are present participles.", "Both are active verbs." ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Which sentence is grammatically correct and most formal?", "options": [ "Do you mind me sitting here?", "Do you mind my sitting here?", "Do you mind I sitting here?", "Do you mind mine sitting here?" ], "answer": 1 } ] }