Understanding Gerunds

What is a gerund?

• A gerund is a noun that ends in -ing.

• A gerund is a type of adjective.

• A gerund is a verb form that cannot be used as a noun.

• A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun.

Identify the gerund in the sentence: 'Swimming is fun.'

• Running

• Swimming

• Diving

• Jumping

Choose the gerund: 'He enjoys reading books.'

• playing

• writing

• listening

• reading

Which of the following is a gerund: 'run', 'running', 'ran'?

• running

• jog

• runs

• jogging

Fill in the blank with a gerund: 'I love ______ (dance).

• dancing

• dancingly

• danced

• dancer

True or False: A gerund always ends in -ing.

• False

• A gerund can end in -ed

• A gerund can end in -s

• A gerund is a noun form of a verb

• True

Identify the gerund in this sentence: 'She is good at painting.'

• crafting

• painting

• sketching

• drawing

Which sentence contains a gerund? 'He runs fast.' or 'He loves running.'?

• He enjoys to run.

• He is running fast.

• He loves to run.

• He loves running.

What part of speech does a gerund function as?

• noun

• adverb

• verb

• adjective

Complete the sentence with a gerund: '________ (play) is important for children.'

• Plays

• Played

• Playing

• To play