Which of the following sentences contain a gerund?
(A) Cycling to school saves Ananya nearly forty minutes a day.
(B) The children are flying kites on the terrace this evening.
(C) My father has given up eating fried snacks after dinner.
(D) Shivering with cold, the stray puppy hid under the parked car.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Cycling to school saves Ananya nearly forty minutes a day. — Correct.
- “Cycling” is the subject of “saves”. A gerund is an -ing word used as a noun, so “cycling” is a gerund.
(B) The children are flying kites on the terrace this evening. — Incorrect.
- “Flying” is part of “are flying”, which shows an action going on. It is a present participle, not a gerund.
(C) My father has given up eating fried snacks after dinner. — Correct.
- “Eating” is the object of “has given up”. It names the thing he has given up, so it is a gerund.
(D) Shivering with cold, the stray puppy hid under the parked car. — Incorrect.
- “Shivering” describes the puppy, like an adjective. It is a present participle, not a gerund.