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WHAT IS ... FINITE VERB AND NON-FINITE



CONTENTS 2 WHAT IS FINITE VERBS? 5 WHAT IS NON-FINITE VERB? 11 TO SUM UP 12 EXERCISE 14 TEST 17 ANSWER

WHAT IS FINITE VERB? Verbs that show signs or actions of the subject in a sentence. Imagine that in one sentence there may be more than one word with the appearance of a verb, but only one verb is the true verb in the sentence. Which can change its form to agree with subject, tense, mood and voice.

FOR EXAMPLE Tense I am not playing game, but I am doing homework. (Change into verb added -ing according to present continuous tense) They have just finished their work. (Change to verb 3 as present present perfect tense) Subject She goes to work by car every day. (Subject as singular) Many people like going abroad. (Subject as plural)

FOR EXAMPLE Voice Sarah told me her secret. (active voice) I was told about this matter many times. (passive voice) Mood I recommended that they see a doctor. (subjunctive mood)

WHAT IS NON-FINITE VERB? Verbs that never change its form to agree with tense, subject, mood or voice and, will perform other functions in the sentence. Which will not act as a verb.

There are 3 types of non-verb in English 1. GERUND Gerund is a verb that adds ing (-ing) to act as a noun in a sentence such as Smoking isn’t allowed here. I try to avoid meeting him 3. PARTICIPLE Present Participle : The \"-ing\" ending Lee was the playing reserve. (adjective) We watched Lee playing rugby. (adjective) He is playing badly. (verb tense)

There are 3 types of non-verb in English Past Participle : Usually ends \"-ed,\" \"-d,\" \"-t,\" \"- en,\" or \"-n The set-piece played failed. (adjective) He has played two games. (verb tense) The set-piece was played by Lee. (verb tense) 2. INFINITIVE They are two types : 2.1 Infinitive with to - Infinitive with to consists of \"to + infinitive\" such as to be, to do, to walk, to wait, to come etc .- The negativity of infinitive with to is \"not + to + infinitive\" (put \"not\" in front of \"to\").

There are 3 types of non-verb in English - Infinitive with to, even if the form comes from the verb But it does not act as a verb. - Infinitive with to use to act as noun, adjective, adverb in the sentence. 2.2 Infinitive without to Verb that do not require \"To\" to precede such as come, go, run, play etc. I can to swim. I can swim. I hear the bird to sing. I hear the bird sing. I had better to go now. I had better go now.

TO SUM UP . . . FINITE NON-FINITE Indicate person, number, Does not indicate person, mood and tense number, mood, and tense. Have a definite relation with Do not change but remain the subject and can be constant with the change in changed according to tense tense or number or person. Types : Types : -present tense -present participle -past tense -past participle -infinitive Example -gerund I spoke to Loan last night. Example He plays football every evening. I spoke to Loan last night. He plays football every evening.

I. Exercise Exercise I. Underline the finite verbs in the following sentences. 1. Singing is his pastime. 2. I like to read. 3. It is easy to find faults with others. 4. He went to work in London. 5. She doesn’t like to do anything. 6. I enjoy reading. 7. The boys are decorating the room. 8. I am doing my homework. 9. We all enjoy eating ice-cream in the summer. 10. Smita has done her homework. 11. The little girl tried to imitate the steps of the famous singer. 12. I hated being cross-questioned like that. 13. My sister tried not to complain. 14. The best solution to this problem is to be hard-working. 15. That dancing girl is my friend.

II. Exercise Exercise II. Underline the non-finite verbs in the following sentences. 1. My little brother wants to be an actor. 2. She worked hard to pass the test. 3. John likes reading poetry. 4. She wants to know you. 5. The lady standing behind me in the queue suddenly fainted. 6. Are you staying foe lunch? 7. Your duty is to cross the river without getting noticed. 8. The doctor has his secretary type those reports. 9. The students were asked to submit their assignments by Friday. 10. The teacher 'encouraged' the students to work hard.To submit 11. The dog 'wagged' its tail to show its happiness. 12. Shaking in fury, Harry walked out of the room. 13. Jim loves walking and mountain-climbing. 14. Talking to people has to be more sensible than war. 15. I saw you learning English at school.

Test Introduction : Choose the correct answer. 1. He gave me a chair to sit. b. Finite - to sit, non-finite -gave a. Finite - gave, non-finite - to sit d. Finite - a chair, non-finite - me c. Finite - gave, non-finite - a chair 2. It was a sight to see. b. Finite - was, non-finite - sight a. Finite - to see, non-finite - was d. Finite - sight, non-finite - it c. Finite - was, non-finite - to see 3. I want to buy some clothes. a. Finite - some, non-finite - clothes b. Finite - want, non-finite - to buy c. Finite - clothes, non-finite - some d. Finite - to buy, non-finite - want 4. Barking dogs seldom bite. b. Finite - barking, non-finite - bite a. Finite - bite, non-finite - barking d. Finite - seldom, non-finite - dog c. Finite - bite, non-finite - seldom 5. He is about to leave. b. Finite - he, non-finite - about a. Finite - leave, non-finite - is d. Finite - is, non-finite - to leave c. Finite - about, non-finite - he 6. It is time to start. b. Finite - it, non-finite - to a. Finite - to start, non-finite - is d. Finite - time, non-finite - to c. Finite - is, non-finite - to start 7. He was wearing a torn shirt. a. Finite - was wearing, non-finite - torn b. Finite - torn, non-finite - was c. Finite - wearing, non-finite - torn d. Finite - torn, non-finite - wearing

Test 8. He had his shoes polished. b. Finite - had, non-finite - polished a. Finite - polished, non-finite - had d. Finite - shoes, non-finite - had c. Finite - had, non-finite - shoes 9. They got the roof repaired. b. Finite - had, non-finite - polished a. Finite - was wearing, non-finite - to torn d. Finite - is non-finite - to leave c. Finite - got, non-finite - repaired 10. Finding the door open I went inside. a. Finite - went, non-finite - finding b. Finite - finding, non-finite - went c. Finite - finding, non-finite - open d. Finite - open, non-finite - finding 11. Which word is finite verb? 'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.' a. saw b. standing c. trying d. do e. daring 12. Which word is finite verb? e. thinking / changing \"Are you thinking of changing jobs? \" a. are b. thinking c. changing d. jobs 13. Which word is finite verb? \"Nobody could enter the burning house to douse the raging fire..\" a. enter b. could enter c. burning d. douse e. raging 14. Which word is finite verb? e. stood / salute \"They stood up to salute the unfurling National flag.\" a. salute b. unfurling c. stood d. stood / unfurling

Test 15. Which word is finite verb? \"To err is human, to forgive, divine.\" a. to err b. is c. to forgive d. human e. divine 16. Which word is non-finite verb? \"Giving is better than receiving.\" a. giving b. is c. receiving d. giving / receiving e. there are no non- finite verbs 17. Which word is non-finite verb? e. climbing / to \"Climbing a tree to pluck mangoes is a thrilling experience.\" a. climbing b. to pluck c. is d. thrilling / climbing pluck / thrilling 18. Which word is non-finite verb? \"Our salvation lies in realizing our kinship with all of humanity.\" a. salvation b. lies c. realizing d. lies / realizing e. there are no non-finite verbs 19. Which word is non-finite verb? e. broken / \"The broken mirror reflected the images in a distorted manner.\" a. broken b. reflected c. distorted d. broken / reflected distorted 20. . What kind of a verb is ? \"Closing the door softly, he left never to return again.\" a. finite verb b. non-finite verb (a gerund) c. non-finite verb (a participle) d. non-finite verb (an infinitive) e. none of the above ***************************************

Answer

Answer Exercise Exercise I. Exercise II. 1.) is 1.) to be 2.) like 2.) to pass 3.) is 3.) reading 4.) went 4.) to know 5.) doesn’t like 5.) standing 6.) enjoy 6.) staying 7.) are decorating 7.) getting 8.) am doing 8.) type 9.) enjoy 9.) to submit 10.) has done 10.) to work 11.) tried 11.) to show 12.) hated 12.) shaking 13.) tried not 13.) walking 14.) is 14.) talking 15.) is 15.) learning

Answer Test Test 11.) A 1.) A 12.) A 2.) C 13.) B 3.) B 14.) C 4.) A 15.) B 5.) D 16.) D 6.) C 17.) E 7.) A 18.) C 8.) B 19.) A 9.) C 20.) B 10.) A



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