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Morrru Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Finite into non-finite
How to make these sentences non-finite?
1. He didn't accept the offer he had been given.
2. When you are in Greece do as the Greeks do.
3. John remembered the time when he was younger.
Thanks for any help.
1. He didn't accept the offer he had been given.
2. When you are in Greece do as the Greeks do.
3. John remembered the time when he was younger.
Thanks for any help.
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Morrru How to make these sentences non-finite? There is no such thing as a non-finite sentence, so if you change those so they have non-finite verb forms, you won't have sentences anymore. Are you sure you understood the instructions you were given about these sentences?
- Morrru How to make these sentences non-finite?
- There is no such thing as a non-finite sentence, so if you change those so they have non-finite verb forms, you won't have sentences anymore.
- Are you sure you understood the instructions you were given about these sentences?
- The non-finite forms are infinitives and -ing forms.
- There is probably more than one way to do each of these.
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MorrruHow to make these sentences non-finite?There is no such thing as a non-finite sentence, so if you change those so they have non-finite verb forms, you won't have sentences anymore. Are you sure you understood the instructions you were given about these sentences?
The non-finite forms are infinitives and -ing forms. There is probably more than
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AnonymousIs it possible: John's remembering of being younger ?It is just barely possible, but almost no one would use that because we have the word 'remembrance' for that context:
John's remembrance of being younger
CJ
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CalifJimAre you sure you understood the instructions you were given about these sentences?Sorry, I meant clauses.
1. He didn't accept the offer he had been given.
2. When you are in Greece do as the Greeks do.
3. John remembered the time when he was younger.
I want to turn the underlined clauses into non-finite c
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1. He didn't accept the offer given to him. (You can use the past participle here.)
2. Being in Greece, do as the Greeks do. (Same as you had.)
3. (Yours is OK, but I think they should have underlined "the time" as well so you could write:
John remembered being young.
That's all you really need.)
CJ
2. Being in Greece, do as the Greeks do. (Same as you had.)
3. (Yours is OK, but I think they should have underlined "the time" as well so you could write:
John remembered being young.
That's all you really need.)
CJ
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1. He didn't accept the offer having been given to him.
2. When in Greece, do as the Greeks do.
3. John remembered the time being younger.
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