1
QuizMultiple Choice

Verb Tense and Voice

Question 1 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

Which sentence contains a verb acting as a noun?

Answer
A
Fearing the flu, Simone washed her hands a lot.
B
Sailing is my aunt and uncle’s favorite activity.
C
The winds were gusting up to 35 miles per hour.
D
The keys should be hanging on the hook by the door.

Explanation

In “Sailing is my aunt and uncle’s favorite activity,” sailing names an activity and serves as the subject of the sentence, so it is a verb form acting as a noun (a gerund). In the other sentences, the -ing forms describe or help form verbs rather than serving as nouns.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Next