Fill up the blanks with gerunds – Tnpsc General English Questions
GERUNDS
Definition
Gerunds are present participles that are used as nouns and end with an-ing. Gerunds can function as the subject of a verb, the object of a verb, a predicate nominative or complement, or the object of a preposition.
The -ing form is a general term for words called either ‘gerund’ or ‘present participle’ in traditional approaches to grammar.
Fill up the blanks with gerunds
1. ______ is the best exercise.
A) To swim
B) Swims
C) Swimming
D) In swimming
Answer : C) Swimming
2. Seeing is ______
A) to believe
B) believe
C) is believing
D) believing
Answer : D) believing
3. I saw her ______
A) dance
B) to dance
C) dancing
D) is dancing
Answer : C) dancing
4. Waiting for a bus is a _____ experience.
A) kill
B) killing
C) kills
D) is killing
Answer : B) killing
5. ______ to many places enriches our knowledge.
A) Travel
B) To travel
C) Travelling
D) none of these
Answer : C) Travelling
6. _______ dogs do not bite.
A) Bark
B) Is bark
C) To bark
D) barking
Answer : D) barking
7. Without the advice of a doctor, ______ medicines is dangerous.
A) to take
B) taking
C) is taking
D) takes
Answer : B) taking
8. ______ makes a full man; ______ makes an exact man.
A) Read, Write
B) Reads, Write
C) Reading, Writes
D) Reading, Writing
Answer : D) Reading, Writing
9. On Sundays I go ______
A) fish
B) to fish
C) fishes
D) fishing
Answer : D) fishing
10. It is a common sight to see youngsters _____ junk food.
A) eating
B) eat
C) to eat
D) is eating
Answer : A) eating
11. Boys like ______ foot ball.
A) to playing
B) to be playing
C) playing
D) to played
Answer : C) playing
12. ______ away one’s time is an art.
A) Be idling
B) Idling
C) To idle
D) Idled
Answer : B) Idling
13. The driver was fined for _____
A) over speeding
B) over speed
C) to over speed
D) to over speeding
Answer : A) over speeding
14. It is foolish ______ your money like that.
A) to waste
B) wasting
C) to be wasting
D) to wasted
Answer : B) wasting
15. I prefer ______ by air.
A) going
B) to be going
C) to going
D) to gone
Answer : A) going
16. The boys were punished for ______ late.
A) to come
B) coming
C) came
D) to coming
Answer : B) coming
17. Can you live without ______ water?
A) drink
B) drinks
C) drinking
D) drunk
Answer : C) drinking
18. He was complimented on ______ the prize.
A) win
B) won
C) winning
D) wins
Answer : C) winning
19. I am averse to ______
A) drink
B) to be drunk
C) drunkenness
D) drinking
Answer : D) drinking
20. Sheela is not capable of ______ hard work.
A) do
B) to be doing
C) to be done
D) doing
Answer : D) doing
21. She is not interested in ______ sweets.
A) eat
B) eating
C) eaten
D) to be eating
Answer : B) eating
22. I am not accustomed to _______ during the day.
A) sleep
B) sleeps
C) sleeping
D) be sleeping
Answer : C) sleeping
23. She felt an insect ______ around.
A) fly
B) flying
C) to fly
D) to be flying
Answer : B) flying
24. I smelt something _____
A) burn
B) to be burning
C) burning
D) burns
Answer : C) burning
25. Do you mind ______ the window?
A) close
B) closing
C) to closing
D) closed
Answer : B) closing
26. They cannot stop ______
A) sing
B) sings
C) singing
D) be singing
Answer : C) singing
27. She enjoys _____
A) dance
B) danced
C) be dancing
D) dancing
Answer : D) dancing
28. The accused was charged with _____ an old woman for gain.
A) murder
B) murdering
C) to murder
D) murdered
Answer : B) murdering
29. Observe people ______ fashionably.
A) dressing
B) dress
C) dressed
D) be dressing
Answer : A) dressing
30. The servant was afraid of ______ the master.
A) disobey
B) disobeying
C) disobeyed
D) be disobeying
Answer : B) disobeying
31. I remember _______ you last year.
A) meet
B) met
C) meeting
D) be meeting
Answer : C) meeting
32. He went on _______ foolishly.
A) speaks
B) spoke
C) be speaking
D) speaking
Answer : D) speaking
33. Rajesh is known for ______ friends with all easily.
A) make
B) making
C) made
D) be making
Answer : B) making
34. Lock the door before ______ out.
A) going
B) be going
C) gone
D) go
Answer : A) going
35. I detest ______ in public places.
A) smoke
B) smoked
C) be smoking
D) smoking
Answer : D) smoking