Question

Which of the following sentences does not have a gerund?

• A. Hunting foxes used to be a favourite sport in the UK
• B. The old man was tired of walking
• C. Hema was making pudding yesterday
• D. My son loves playing cricket

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Hema was making pudding yesterday

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

✔️ (A) Hunting foxes…

• Hunting → gerund (acts as subject) ✔️

✔️ (B) tired of walking

• walking → gerund (object of preposition) ✔️

❌ (C) was making

• making → not a gerund

• It is part of a verb (past continuous tense) ❌

✔️ (D) loves playing

• playing → gerund (object of verb “loves”) ✔️