Gerund & Participle
1. The tall gentleman ……….. by the door is the bank manager.
a) who standing
b) is standing
c) stands
d) standing
Ans: d
2. The bridge ………. recently for the railroad has been found faulty.
a) was constructed
b) constructed
c) has been constructed
d) has constructed
Ans: b
3. There is a man ………… next door to me.
a) living
b) who live
c) who lived
d) is living
Ans: a
4. Having gained truth, keep truth.
a) Present participle
b) Perfect participle
c) Past participle
d) None
Ans: b
5. Which one of the following is the example of
verbal noun?
a) Writing a good letter is difficult
b) The writing of a good letter is difficult
c) Good letter writing is difficult
d) It is very difficult to write a good letter
Ans: b
6. The reading of history is interesting.
a) verbal noun
b) gerund
c) present participle
d) none
Ans: a
7. Muslim was a fabric …………… by the famed weavers of Bangladesh.
a) woven
b) weave
c) wove
d) had woved
Ans: a
8. Watching television is my favourite pastime. The underlined word is-
a) Gerund
b) Verbal noun
c) Past participle
d) Present participle
Ans: a
9. The machine made in Japan is now working well. Here ‘made’ is-
a) Present participle
b) Past participle
c) Perfect participle
d) Simple past
Ans: b
10. He is fond of fishing. The underlined part is a/an-
a) Gerund
b) Participle
c) Verb
d) Adjective
Ans: a
11. We enjoyed swimming in the river. Here ‘swimming’ is a/an:
a) Verb
b) Infinitive
c) Determiner
d) Gerund
Ans: d
12. Taking exercise is a good habit. Here ‘taking’ is-
a) Present participle
b) Past participle
c) Gerund
d) Perfect participle
Ans: b
13. I found the boy reading a book. Here ‘reading’ is-
a) Present participle
b) Noun
c) Gerund
d) Verb
Ans: a
14. Walking in the morning is good for health. This is:
a) An example of gerund
b) An example of infinitive
c) An example of participle
d) An example of verbal noun
Ans: a
15. She always makes fun. She is never ………….. with anyone.
a) depressing
b) depressed
c) depressingly
d) depression
Ans: b
16. He started reading. The underlined word is called:
a) Verb
b) Participle
c) Gerund
d) Infinitive
Ans: c
17. …………. eggs were served to the players.
a) Boiled
b) Boil
c) To boil
d) Boiling
Ans: a
18. Going there he found his friend absent. Here ‘going’ is a-
a) Gerund
b) Present participle
c) Noun
d) Past participle
Ans: b
19. Flying kites is my favourite hobby. The underlined word does the function of-
a) Verb
b) Adverb
c) Adjective
d) Noun
Ans: d
20. ‘The old man is tried of walking’. Here ‘walking’ is a/an-
a) Present participle
b) Adjective
c) Common noun
d) Gerund
Ans: d
