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Gerunds
These questions are designed to test the student's ability to distinguish between verbs and gerunds and to use the possessive case before a gerund.

This activity contains 25 questions.

Question 1
1 Identify the gerund: Are you sure that you don't mind my borrowing your car?
 
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Question 2
2 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 3
3 Identify the gerund: Swimming in this lake is forbidden.
 
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Question 4
4 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 5
5 Identify the gerund: I hope you don't mind my answering my cell phone during lunch.
 
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Question 6
6 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 7
7 Identify the gerund: Planning the luncheon took significant time and effort.
 
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Question 8
8 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 9
9 Identify the gerund: Completing this tax paperwork will take several hours.
 
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Question 10
10 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 11
11 Identify the gerund: I don't blame you for seeking a second opinion.
 
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Question 12
12 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 13
13 Identify the gerund: Struggling to get my car started every morning is annoying me.
 
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Question 14
14 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 15
15 Identify the gerund: Talking to that man is an exercise in frustration.
 
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Question 16
16 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 17
17 Identify the gerund: Bill's best talent, writing, has won him several awards.
 
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Question 18
18 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 19
19 Identify the gerund: Shane's parents do not approve of his riding his motorcycle to Alaska.
 
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Question 20
20 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 21
21 Identify the gerund: Jamaal seems to enjoy listening to his own voice.
 
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Question 22
22 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 23
23 Identify the gerund: Driving to and from Atlanta every Saturday is wearing me out.
 
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Question 24
24 Which sentence shows the correct pronoun before a gerund?
 
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Question 25
25 Identify the gerund: I missed seeing Deborah perform in the school play.
 
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