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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
non finite
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Please help me with this:
Context:
Exercise to identify finite and non finite
She sings sweetly.
We use this example for finite verb.
She is singing sweetly.
Here I have doubt. I tell the student that is singing is finite.
The student asks if he can consider "singing" present participle, as non finite.
In the same way, I want to know if the underlined word can be considered non finite.
She had been invited for the party.
Please help me with this:
Context:
Exercise to identify finite and non finite
She sings sweetly.
We use this example for finite verb.
She is singing sweetly.
Here I have doubt. I tell the student that is singing is finite.
The student asks if he can consider "singing" present participle, as non finite.
In the same way, I want to know if the underlined word can be considered non finite.
She had been invited for the party.
Top answer
You must consider the entire verb phrase in the clause, not just one piece (word) of it. She is singing sweetly. Finite verb.
- You must consider the entire verb phrase in the clause, not just one piece (word) of it.
- She is singing sweetly.
- Finite verb.
- Singing sweetly, she stood before us.
- Non finite verb.
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You must consider the entire verb phrase in the clause, not just one piece (word) of it.
She is singing sweetly. Finite verb.
Singing sweetly, she stood before us. Non finite verb.
She had been invited for the party. Finite verb
The people invited to the party are expecte
She is singing sweetly. Finite verb.
Singing sweetly, she stood before us. Non finite verb.
She had been invited for the party. Finite verb
The people invited to the party are expecte
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vsureshExercise to identify finite and non finiteIt would be better to specify whether the student should identify verb forms or clauses.
She is singing sweetly.
is is a finite verb form. singing is a non-finite verb form (present participle). The clause (which is the whole sentence in this case) is a fin
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CalifJimA finite clause always begins with a finite verb form. If there are additional verb forms after it, they are all non-finite verb forms. A non-finite clause has no finite verb forms.Just in case, is my understanding of that right: conjugated parts of the verb phrases are finite; those which aren't inflected are non-finite?
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Anonymous CalifJimA finite clause always begins with a finite verb form. If there are additional verb forms after it, they are all non-finite verb forms. A non-finite clause has no finite verb forms.Just in case, is my understanding of that right: conjugated parts of the verb phrases are finite; those which aren't inflected are non-finite?Not quite. Most non
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CalifJimIt would be better to specify whether the student should identify verb forms or clauses.I will. Thank you, CJ.
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