Non-Finite Verb: āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Notice Something Unfinished About The Following Expression? (āĻāĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ?):
" 'Non-finite Verb' āĻŦāĻž 'āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž' āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϧā§āϰā§āϝ āϧāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϏā§āϤāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋā§ā§...â
āĻāĻŋ, āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϞ⧠āύāĻž āϤā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž???
Exactly! āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Non-finite Verb āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰāĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻšāϞ⧠āύāĻž!!!
āĻāĻ āϧāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ Gerund, Infinitive āĻāĻŦāĻ Participle āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻāĻ Gerund, Infinitive āĻāĻŦāĻ Participle āĻšāϞ⧠Non-finite Verb āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϧāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āϰā§āĻĒ, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āĻŽā§āϞ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻš āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤ Non-finite Verb āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āϰā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Letâs complete the above expression with a Finite Verb.
āĻāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ âFinite Verbâ āĻŦāĻž âāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžâ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻŋ:
" 'Non-finite Verb' āĻŦāĻž 'āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž' āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϧā§āϰā§āϝ āϧāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϏā§āϤāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ â
āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻāύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϞ⧠āϤā§? āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāĨ¤
"To learn the 'Non-finite Verb', you have to understand its depth by patiently practicing day after day, searching through books, feeling a little discouraged, and getting lost in the ocean of knowledge."
Definition of Non-Finite Verb: āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
Non-Finite Verb āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ (subject-āĻāϰ) āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ, āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŽā§āϞ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (main verb) āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
Non-Finite Verb āĻā§ âāĻ -āϏāϏā§āĻŽ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžâ āĻŦāĻž âāĻ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžâ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āĨ¤
āĻ āύā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžā§, āϝ⧠Verb āĻā§āϞ⧠Tense-āĻāϰ Structure-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύāĻž, āϏ⧠Verb āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻ Non-Finite Verb āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ Non-Finite Verb āĻā§āϞ⧠Tense, Number & Person āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϝā§āĻŽāύ –
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John likes to play tennis.                                                    Â
Skating is a risky game for children.
While passing though the street I saw a laughing girl.
Examples of Non-Finite Verb: āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Examples with explanation:
- I want to prepare food. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠âto prepareâ (“āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧔) āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Non-Finite Verb āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤Â
- Reading is my favorite activity. (āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠âreadingâ (“āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž”) āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Non-Finite Verb āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠subject āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĨ¤
Check Your Understanding: Non-Finite Verb
What is the non-finite verb in the sentence?
John likes to play tennis.
Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence:
Reading is my favorite activity.
Which part of the sentence contains a participle?
While passing through the street, I saw a laughing girl.
What is the infinitive in this sentence?
She decided to study abroad.
Which of the following is a non-finite verb?
Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?
What is the non-finite verb in the sentence?
To learn English is challenging but fun.
Identify the type of non-finite verb in this sentence:
She saw a girl crying in the corner.
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the subject?
Which sentence contains an infinitive verb?
