Question

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Q-4 Complete the following sentences using the
appropriate non finite forms of verbs.
1.) He is fond of cricket. (Play)
2.) on the grass is forbidden.(walk)
3.) She loves in the club. (Dance)
4.)__dogs seldom bite.( bark)
5.) She wants__(sleep)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1-playing

2-walking

3-dancing

4-barking

5-to sleep

Answer 2

Required Answers:-

1. He is fond of _________ cricket. (Play)

$\longrightarrow$ He is fond of playing cricket.

2. _________ on the grass is forbidden. (Walk)

$\longrightarrow$ Walking on the grass is forbidden.

3. She loves ___________ in the club. (Dance)

$\longrightarrow$ She loves dancing in the club.

4. __________ dogs seldom bite. (Bark)

$\longrightarrow$ Barking dogs seldom bite.

5. She wants ________. (sleep)

$\longrightarrow$ She wants to sleep.

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→ What are non-finite verbs?

✓ Non-finite verbs are those which do not have tense in them.

Non-finite verbs are of three types:-

• Gerunds
• Participles
• Infinitive

Gerunds:- Gerunds are the form of non-finite verbs which ends with -ing and acts as a noun.

Eg:- Spitting on the pillar is prohibited.

Participles:- Participles act as the modifying agent for nouns in a sentence.

Eg:- Ritwik likes driving a car.

Infinitives:- Infinitives is a form of non-finite verb which is in the form, to + verb. Also it functions as a noun in a sentence.

Eg:- I want to talk to her.

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