WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Mixed Quiz: Gerunds vs. Infinitives (10 MCQs)

 

Mixed Quiz: Gerunds vs. Infinitives (10 MCQs)

1. He is slow _______ (understand).

A. to understand

B. understanding

C. understand

D. to understanding

2. _______ (Giving) is better than receiving.

A. Gerund

B. Present Participle

C. Infinitive

D. Finite Verb

3. I hope _______ (see) you soon.

A. seeing

B. to see

C. see

D. to seeing

4. The doctor advised him _______ (quit) smoking.

A. to quit

B. quitting

C. quit

D. to quitting

5. He is afraid of _______ (go) out in the dark.

A. Infinitive

B. Gerund

C. Bare Infinitive

D. Participle

6. I bade him _______ (go).

A. to go

B. go

C. going

D. gone

7. They prevented me from _______ (enter).

A. to enter

B. entering

C. enter

D. entered

8. He is too weak _______ (walk).

A. to walk

B. walking

C. walk

D. for walking

9. I enjoy _______ (read) novels.

A. to read

B. reading

C. read

D. to reading

10. Identify the error: "You had better to stay at home."

A. 'stay' should be 'staying'

B. 'to stay' should be 'stay'

C. 'had' should be 'have'

D. There is no error

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Explanation
1	A	Adjectives like 'slow' are followed by an Infinitive.
2	A	'Giving' acts as a Verbal Noun (Subject), making it a Gerund.
3	B	The verb 'hope' takes an Infinitive to express future intent.
4	A	When 'advise' has a personal object, use the 'to' form.
5	B	Prepositions (like 'of') are followed by a Gerund (-ing form).
6	B	'Bid/Bade' is a special verb that takes the Bare Infinitive (no 'to').
7	B	After the preposition 'from', the Gerund 'entering' is required.
8	A	The 'too + adjective + to-infinitive' structure is standard.
9	B	Verbs of liking/enjoyment usually take a Gerund.
10	B	After the phrase 'had better', use the Bare Infinitive ('stay').GR