Q3. Do as Directed:
(5)
a) Identify the verb and state if it is FINITE or NON FINITE: ( %+)
The boy saved the cat from the dogs.
b) Fill in the blanks with INFINITIVES: (%*2)
He will be prepared............ (Proposing) his idea to the manager.
He was satisfied.......... (Get) it across.
c) Combine the following sentence using participles.
He sat in his car. He drove away.
d) Change Infinitives into Gerunds in the following sentence.
Harshit loves to dance with his friends.
e) Join the sentences: Sameer spent three hours in the library. He
was writing his essay.
Answers
Answer:
The verbs that do not explain the tense of the sentence and do not agree with the subject are called non-finite verbs. Non-finite verbs are usually infinitives, gerunds and participles.
NOTE: Some main verbs are often followed by an infinitive. For example: Do you want to eat an ice cream? Here, 'want' is the main verb and 'to eat' is an infinitive which doesn't explain the tense of the sentence.
Option A - 'Leave' can't be used here as we need an infinitive to follow the main verb 'forget'. Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option C - As 'forget' is already in past tense, we don't need another verb in past tense 'left'. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'To be leaving' can be used in passive voice only. As the given sentence is in the active voice, we can't use 'to be leaving' here. Hence, option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'To leave' is an infinitive which can be followed by the main verb here. It is a non-finite verb as it doesn't explain the tense of the sentence and it doesn't even agree with the subject. Hence, option B is the correct answer.