Toggle Navigation
Games
Blog
News
Class PIN
Join for Free
Sign in
Toggle Navigation
Games
PIN
Join for Free
Blog
Pricing
News
Contact us
Help center
Sign in
Study
Gerund Phrases
0
%
0
0
0
Back
Restart
To be a gerund, a verb has to act as a noun in its sentence.
False
True
Oops!
Okay!
A gerund is a verb that is acting as a noun.
False
True
Oops!
Okay!
Traveling through the Southwest, Sam learned a great deal about American culture.
It's a gerund phrase.
It's not a gerund phrase.
Oops!
Okay!
What are gerunds?
Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing.
Oops!
Okay!
Gerund phrases can convey complete ideas.
False
True
Oops!
Okay!
Gerunds are verbs in the present participle form. This means they’re the root verb + “ing”. That’s what makes them gerunds.
True
False
Oops!
Okay!
The role the gerund plays in a sentence shifts from describing the action to being a focal point.
True
False
Oops!
Okay!
Present participle verbs are gerunds when they describe the action in a sentence.
False
True
Oops!
Okay!
Hamal turned off his phone and shut the door so he could focus on studying.
This is not a correct example of a gerund
This is a correct example of a gerund
Oops!
Okay!
Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing.
True
False
Oops!
Okay!
Running was key to Angela’s weight loss journey.
"Running" is not being used as a gerund.
"Running" is being used as a gerund.
Oops!
Okay!
Once a verb becomes a gerund, it stops being a verb.
True
False
Oops!
Okay!
While acting as a noun, the gerund can now be the sentence’s subject, direct object, indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
False
True
Oops!
Okay!
She is seeing the painting for the first time.
The word "seeing is describing the action.
The word "seeing is acting as a noun.
Oops!
Okay!
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
Allow cookies