This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Participle to Gerund Transformation”.
1. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
What is the use of him coming?
a) What is the use of he coming?
b) What is the use of his coming?
c) What is the use of she coming?
d) What is the use of her coming?
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Explanation: Here, the word “coming” is used as a verb but after changing the pronoun to “his” the word “coming” became a gerund and is doing the work of the noun.
2. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
You may rely upon me doing all in my power.
a) You may rely upon I doing all in my power
b) You may rely upon my doing all in my power
c) You may rely upon he doing all in my power
d) You may rely upon she doing all in her power
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Explanation: Here, the word “me doing” should be changed from verb to noun to make it a gerund.
3. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
Hearing a loud noise, we ran to see outside.
a) Hearing a loud noise, we ran to look outside
b) Hearing a loud noise, we came to know nothing
c) Hearing a loud noise, we prefer to close our ears
d) Hearing a loud noise is bad for our health
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Explanation: Here, the word “hearing” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund.
4. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
They are laughing so loudly.
a) They are laughing continuously
b) Laughing so loud is disliked by some people
c) They are laughing all the day
d) They are laughing at others
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Explanation: Here, the word “laughing” should be changed from verb to noun to make it a gerund.
5. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
My mother is washing the clothes.
a) My mother has been washing the clothes
b) My mother will be washing the clothes
c) My mother has done the washing
d) My mother would be washing the clothes
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Explanation: Here, the word “washing” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund and here it is converted to an object also.
6. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
We are asking questions to the teacher.
a) We have been asking questions to the teacher
b) We will be asking questions to the teacher
c) We would be asking questions to the teacher
d) Asking questions to the teacher is a good habit
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Explanation: Here, the word “asking” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund.
7. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
My friend is working hard to get success in the examination.
a) Working hard is the best way to get success in the examination
b) My friend has been working hard to be successful
c) My friend is working all the day to get success in exam
d) My friend is working all night to win in the exam
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Explanation: Here, the word “working” should be changed from verb to noun to make it a gerund.
8. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
My mother is walking daily in the park.
a) My mother has been walking daily in the park
b) My mother is walking to the market to buy vegetables
c) Walking in the park is a good exercise for my mother
d) My mother is walking to the nearby place
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Explanation: Here, the word “walking” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund.
9. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
All my sisters are singing at today’s party.
a) All my sisters are singing at the party
b) All my sisters will be singing at tomorrow’s party
c) All my sisters are singing all the day
d) All my sisters are good at singing
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Explanation: Here, the word “singing” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund and it is converted to an object of the sentence.
10. Rewrite the following sentence having present participle with gerund.
He was playing the tabla very good.
a) He was playing the tabla all the time
b) He was good at playing the tabla
c) He was playing the tabla at today’s party
d) He was playing the tabla in front of his friends
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Explanation: Here, the word “playing” should be changed from the verb to noun to make it a gerund.
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