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Yantin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

finite verb

"today , you can drink soda, but you cannot drink beer "

"can" is an finite verb, right ?

but "cannot " is a finite verb too? i am not sure because of the "-not"
  

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"Can" and "cannot" are both tensed verbs, present tense to be precise, so the clauses in your sentence are finite ones. BillJ

— BillJ

  • "Can" and "cannot" are both tensed verbs, present tense to be precise, so the clauses in your sentence are finite ones.
  • BillJ
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"Can" and "cannot" are both tensed verbs, present tense to be precise, so the clauses in your sentence are finite ones.

BillJ
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