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Adonica86 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Relative clauses
I think it is very difficult to understand finite vs non finite clauses...
How do one recognize them?
OK I understand the difference between finite clauses: adverbial, nominal and adjectival.. But does the verb itself make a subordinate clause non finite, either with -ing, infinitive or past participle? Is that the only way we can recognize that it is non finite?
How do one recognize them?
OK I understand the difference between finite clauses: adverbial, nominal and adjectival.. But does the verb itself make a subordinate clause non finite, either with -ing, infinitive or past participle? Is that the only way we can recognize that it is non finite?
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Your explanation is murky. Finite clauses have finite verbs, that is, verbs that can vary with person and time: He goes/ I go / I went to the supermarket. e.
- Your explanation is murky.
- Finite clauses have finite verbs, that is, verbs that can vary with person and time: He goes/ I go / I went to the supermarket.
- e.
- those that just end in -ing or -ed without any auxiliary verb: Running all day, I was exhausted.
- Exhausted by my efforts, I ordered a well-earned beer .
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Your explanation is murky. Finite clauses have finite verbs, that is, verbs that can vary with person and time:
He goes/ I go / I went to the supermarket.
Nonfinite clauses have nonfinite verbs, i.e. those that just end in -ing or -ed without any auxiliary verb:
Running all day, I was exhausted.
Exhausted by m
He goes/ I go / I went to the supermarket.
Nonfinite clauses have nonfinite verbs, i.e. those that just end in -ing or -ed without any auxiliary verb:
Running all day, I was exhausted.
Exhausted by m
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