Question

Use the right gerund. His _____ early in the morning helped him score well.

• A. to rise
• B. rising
• C. rise
• D. having risen

Answer 1

Answer:

B. rising

A gerund is the -ing form of a verb used as a noun.

In this sentence, the subject is the action of rising early in the morning, so we need the gerund form rising.

• His rising early in the morning = the act of getting up early.

Why the other options are wrong?

❌ to rise → Infinitive form, not a gerund.

❌ rise → Base form of the verb; it cannot function as the required noun phrase here.

❌ having risen → Perfect participle; it emphasizes a completed action and is not appropriate as the simple subject of the sentence.