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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives — Quiz

Question 11 • English Language Arts 12

Which sentence has a gerund functioning as the object of a preposition?

Answer
A
With all these poems to learn, I need to start memorizing them immediately.
B
While I enjoy biking in the woods, I prefer the placid setting by the lake.
C
They thanked us exuberantly for meeting with them to discuss the deal.
D
Driving delights me when I take off spontaneously for random destinations.

Explanation

In D, “meeting” is a gerund—the -ing form of a verb used as a noun—and it is the object of the preposition “for” in “for meeting with them.” In A, “biking” is the object of “enjoy,” not a preposition; in C, “memorizing” follows the verb “start.”

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