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Aqua tile 969 Posted 9 years ago
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Finite clause and non finite clause

What is the diffrence between finite clause and non finite clause?

What is finite clause ? Could anyone give me an example ?

  

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A finite clause has a finite verb, that is a verb inflected for tense. In English all finite verbs have a subject. Finite clauses can be dependent or independent.

  • A finite clause has a finite verb, that is a verb inflected for tense.
  • In English all finite verbs have a subject.
  • Finite clauses can be dependent or independent.
  • Here are some finite clauses Mary had a little lamb.
  • which was born in 2016 what she really wanted A non-finite clause has a non-finite verb.
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A finite clause has a finite verb, that is a verb inflected for tense. In English all finite verbs have a subject. Finite clauses can be dependent or independent.

Here are some finite clauses

Mary had a little lamb.  
which was born in 2016
what she really wanted

A non-finite clause has a non-finite verb. In English, non-finite verbs are the present and past parti

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