Gerund merupakan bentuk V-ing yang kedudukannya sebagai kata benda dalam kalimat. Berikut ini beberapa soal gerund yang muncul dalam ujian UTBK/SBMPTN.
1. "What does this song remind you of?"
" ... with my first date."
a. I dance
b. to dance
c. hearing
d. to be dancing
e. dance
2. The reason why I am here is ... you fill in the forms for the scholarship.
a. help
b. to help
c. helping
d. I will help
e. I am helping
3. ... clothes can often be very time consuming.
a. they buy
b. to be buying
c. in buying
d. man buys
e. buying
4. Little children are usually afraid of ... by their mothers.
a. left
b. to leave
c. being left
d. leaving
e. been left
5. In her letter my friend said that she was looking forward ... from me again.
a. to hearing
b. to hear
c. hearing
d. having heard
e. to being heard
6. My parents are very happy about ... the first prize in the essay contest.
a. my winning
b. I win
c. me winning
d. that I win
e. I am winning
7. The thief denied ... the jewelry although the police forced him to admit it.
a. steal
b. stealing
c. to steal
d. in stealing
e. stolen
8. My brother has been away from home for years without ever ... to us
a. to write
b. to be writing
c. have written
d. writing
e. written
Baca juga : Kumpulan Soal Adverbial Clause/Conjunction Bahasa Inggris UTBK/SBMPTN Bagian 1
Soal Ujian Masuk Politenik Negeri (UMPN) Bahasa Inggris IPA 2019/2020
Soal Ujian Masuk Politenik Negeri (UMPN) Bahasa Inggris IPS 2019/2020
9. According to the latest issue of the journal of the American Medical Association, ... can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in men.
a. fish being eaten every week
b. if we eat fish once a week
c. to eat weekly fish
d. fish to be eaten weekly
e. eating fish just once a week
10. "What do you enjoy most during your weekends at Puncak?"
" ... for a walk in the early morning."
a. I go
b. go
c. to be going
d. going
e. be going
11. "Why don't you ask Mr. Abidin for the donation?"
"Well, you know that he is not generous. So it's no use ... him.
a. to ask
b. you ask
c. to be asking
d. asking
e. ask
12. "Let's go and have lunch."
"I'll join you later. I had better not stop ... the report now."
a. work
b. to work
c. will work
d. working
e. am working
13. Despite criticism from political opponent, the new president continues his ... abroad to appeal to foreign countries to invest in Indonesia.
a. to travel
b. traveled
c. travelling
d. be travelling
e. to be traveled
14. "What has the donated money been used for?"
" ... a school for the needy."
a. we set up
b. setting up
c. it is set up
d. in setting up
e. sets up
15. "What can we do to increase next year's production?"
"... new technology in the factory is one alternative."
a. we adopt
b. to be adopting
c. our adopted
d. adopting
e. it is adopting
16. "Why don't you want Amir to be the team leader?"
"Well, She ... the news right away then."
a. his ordering
b. why he orders
c. he is ordering
d. he orders
e. with his ordering
17. Tati declined the offer of ... to Singapore as a representative of our company.
a. being transferred
b. is transferred
c. transferred
d. to transfer
e. be transferred
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