The gerunds and infinitives reading quiz is a practice reading text that includes many examples of gerunds and infinitives. The story is about three accountants who work in the same office. Read the passage to learn about their preferences and to see examples of gerunds and infinitives in action. You can complete the reading comprehension questions below the reading Cleaning the Office Greg, Rachel, and Paul work in a small accounting office together. They do not have a cleaning company, so they need to clean the office themselves. Although none of them enjoy cleaning very much, they have compromised by each completing different tasks. Rachel does most of the organizing because she can’t stand cleaning. She hates washing dishes or cleaning the bathroom or kitchen. She says those jobs are gross. However, she enjoys taking care of the garbage and recycling. She doesn’t mind taking the garbage bins out to the street, and she does it every Monday night. The second accountant’s name is Greg, and he doesn’t mind cleaning the kitchen or the bathroom. He normally cleans the bathroom and kitchen on Friday mornings. Cleaning the kitchen is the most difficult because there are normally dishes from the entire week. Greg always asks Rachel and Paul to clean their dishes every day, but they both can’t stand washing dishes, so sometimes they leave a few dishes in the sink. Greg usually starts cleaning around 9:30 am and finishes cleaning at 11 am. Greg really dislikes taking out the garbage because he says it’s too cold in the winter. The third accountant is Paul, and he hates cleaning. Cleaning his office always takes him at least 2 hours because he makes such a mess every day. Normally he starts cleaning his office on Friday morning around 9 am and finishes cleaning around 11:30 am. Some weeks he doesn’t finish because he starts working on a project. The one chore Paul enjoys is shovelling the snow. Paul thinks shovelling the snow is great because he gets exercise.
Practice your understanding of gerunds and infinitives with this reading comprehension quiz.
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Gerunds and Infinitives Reading Quiz