Exercise 1. Underline the verbs in the following passage. Write F for the finite verbs and N for the non-finite verbs. Playing games has never been my strong point. I have not learnt even swimming although I have lived by the sea all my life. At school everybody laughed at me when Lflopped into the water and began to fumble about in the pool. I enjoyed splashing around in the water but I could never succeed in getting both feet off the ground, nor could I master the art of pushing myself forward by using my arms and legs at the same time. In the end it was accepted that I would never succeed in swimming. I had already proved myself useless at running and jumping, and because of my very small size, weightlifting was totally out of question. In the end, I resigned to being only a spectator. I ended up becoming a sports commentator.
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Explanation:
Exercise 1. Underline the verbs in the following passage. Write F for the finite verbs and N for the non-finite verbs. Playing games has never been my strong point. I have not learnt even swimming although I have lived by the sea all my life. At school everybody laughed at me when Lflopped into the water and began to fumble about in the pool. I enjoyed splashing around in the water but I could never succeed in getting both feet off the ground, nor could I master the art of pushing myself forward by using my arms and legs at the same time. In the end it was accepted that I would never succeed in swimming. I had already proved myself useless at running and jumping, and because of my very small size, weightlifting was totally out of question. In the end, I resigned to being only a spectator. I ended up becoming a sports commentator.
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Playing games has never been my strong point. I have not learnt even swimming although I have lived by the sea all my life. At school everybody laughed at me when Lflopped into the water and began to fumble about in the pool. I enjoyed splashing around in the water but I could never succeed in getting both feet off the ground, nor could I master the art of pushing myself forward by using my arms and legs at the same time. In the end it was accepted that I would never succeed in swimming. I had already proved myself useless at running and jumping, and because of my very small size, weightlifting was totally out of question. In the end, I resigned to being only a spectator. I ended up becoming a sports commentator.
Explanation:
Non finite verbs = playing ,swimming,laughed , flopped , enjoyed splashing, getting,pushing,using, running, jumping, weightlifting, resigned,ended up becoming.
Finite verb = has never been, have not learned, have lived,could never succeed , would never succeed, had already proved .