Gerund & Participle - Exercise -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Topic: Gerund & Participle

Questions:

1. Reading is an excellent habit. Here the italicized word is a

a) Verbal noun

b) Participle

c) Verb

d) Gerund

2. There is no credit in earning money illegally. The italicized word is-

a) present participle

b) gerund

c) verb

d) Present continuous

3. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Here 'rolling' is a-

a) verbal adjective

b) gerund

c) verbal noun

d) perfect participle

4. Education is the most pressing need of time. Here the word 'pressing' is

a) verbal adjective

b) gerund

c) pronoun

d) none of the options

5. Opening the file, the detective took out a newspaper cutting. Here 'opening' is a/an-

a) Gerund

b) Noun

c) Present participle

d) Adjective

6. The TV program was so --- that I fell asleep.

a) borring

b) boring

c) bored

d) boreing

7. The tall gentleman --- by the door is the bank manager.

a) who standing

b) is standing

c) stands

d) standing

8. Education is enlightening. Here 'enlightening' is:

a) A gerund

b) A participle

c) An infinitive

d) A finite verb

9. I joined a riding school. Here 'riding' is a:

a) gerund

b) participle

c) verbal noun

d) infinitive

10. I like reading literature. Here 'reading' is:

a) main verb

b) modal verb

c) participle

d) gerund

11. The nightingale is a singing bird. In this sentence 'singing' is a/an-

a) verbal noun

b) gerund

c) adverb

d) participle

12. The prices of rice are-

a) raising

b) risen

c) raised

d) rising

13. Muslin was a fabric --- by the famed weavers of Bangladesh.

a) woven

b) weave

c) wove

d) had woved

14. He is fond of fishing. The italicized part is a/an-

a) gerund

b) participle

c) verb

d) adjective

15. 'A lost opportunity never returns.' Here 'lost' is a-

a) gerund

b) verbal noun

c) participle

d) gerundial infinitive

16. I am in class twelve. Here 'am' is-

a) cognate verb

b) factitive verb

c) auxiliary verb

d) principal verb

17. Walking is a good habit. Here 'walking' is a/an-

a) noun

b) gerund

c) verb

d) adverb

18. Do you enjoy teaching? The italicized word is a-

a) a noun

b) a gerund

c) a participle

d) an adjective

Answers With Explanation:

1. d) Gerund (Subject of a sentence acts as a noun. Verb+ing used as a noun is a Gerund. এখানে 'Reading' বাক্যের Subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, তাই এটি Gerund।)

2. b) gerund (Preposition (in) takes a noun or a gerund as an object. Verb+ing after a preposition is a Gerund. Preposition এর পরে Verb+ing থাকলে সেটি Noun এর কাজ করে, তাই এটি Gerund।)

3. a) verbal adjective (Here 'rolling' modifies the noun 'stone' like an adjective. A participle functioning as an adjective is called a Verbal Adjective. পাথরটি কেমন? ঘূর্ণায়মান (rolling)। এটি Adjective এর কাজ করছে।)

4. a) verbal adjective (Here 'pressing' modifies the noun 'need'. It functions as an adjective. 'Pressing need' অর্থ জরুরি প্রয়োজন।)

5. c) Present participle (When two actions happen simultaneously or one after another by the same subject, the first one is expressed by Present Participle. ফাইলটি খুলে (Opening) ডিটেকটিভ কিছু একটা করলেন। এটি কাজ (Verb) এবং অবস্থা (Adjective) উভয়ই প্রকাশ করছে।)

6. b) boring (Something that causes boredom is 'boring' (Present Participle as Adjective). 'Bored' describes the feeling of the person. টিভি প্রোগ্রামটি বিরক্তিকর (boring) ছিল।)

7. d) standing (This is a reduced relative clause: "The tall gentleman [who is] standing...". Here 'standing' describes the gentleman, so it is a Present Participle. এখানে 'standing' ভদ্রলোকটির অবস্থা বর্ণনা করছে।)

8. b) A participle (Here 'enlightening' is an adjective (Complement) describing 'Education'. Verb+ing used as an adjective is a Participle. শিক্ষা হলো আলোকবর্দ্ধক।)

9. a) gerund (A 'riding school' means 'a school for riding'. When the relationship implies 'for', it is a Gerund forming a Compound Noun. রাইডিং স্কুল মানে রাইডিং এর জন্য স্কুল।)

10. d) gerund ('Like' is a transitive verb and 'reading' is its object. Object is always a Noun/Pronoun/Gerund. আমি সাহিত্য পড়া পছন্দ করি।)

11. d) participle ('Singing bird' means 'a bird that sings'. The bird performs the action, so 'singing' acts as an adjective/participle describing the bird. নাইটিংগেল একটি গায়ক পাখি।)

12. d) rising ('Rise' is intransitive (বেড়ে যাওয়া). Prices rise on their own. চালের দাম বাড়ছে, তাই 'rising' হবে।)

13. a) woven (Passive meaning: The fabric was woven (বোনা হয়েছিল). The past participle of 'weave' is 'woven'.)

14. a) gerund (Preposition 'of' takes an object. Verb+ing as an object of a preposition is a Gerund. সে মাছ ধরা পছন্দ করে।)

15. c) participle ('Lost' modifies the noun 'opportunity'. It is a Past Participle functioning as an Adjective. হারানো সুযোগ।)

16. d) principal verb (Here 'am' is the only verb in the sentence, so it functions as the Principal Verb. 'To be' verb যখন একা বসে তখন তা Principal verb হয়।)

17. b) gerund ('Walking' is the subject of the sentence. Verb+ing acting as a Subject is a Gerund. হাঁটা একটি ভালো অভ্যাস।)

18. b) a gerund (Certain verbs like 'enjoy', 'stop', 'finish', 'mind' are followed by a Gerund. 'Teaching' is the object of 'enjoy'. Note: The source key indicates option 'c' (participle), but grammatically 'b' (gerund) is correct. তুমি কি পড়ানো উপভোগ কর?)