English-2
Grade-8
Easy

Question

Choose the correct gerund phrase below.

  1. They wish they had time to go to the park.    
  2. Mark tripped as he laughed.    
  3. Directing a play can be a pleasant job    
  4. Mr. John arrived to get a good treat.    

hintHint:

A gerund is a non-finite verb ending in -ing (root verb + ing) acting as a noun which is the subject or object of the sentence.

The correct answer is: Directing a play can be a pleasant job


    "Directing a play can be a pleasant job" is the correct gerund phrase.
    A gerund phrase is phrase starting with a verb that ends with -ing.

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