Non-finite Verbs

Which word is finite verb?

'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'

• saw

• standing

• trying

• do

• daring

Which word is finite verb?

"The trumpets sounded and the judge gave the knights the signal to begin."

• sounded

• gave

• signal

• begin

• sounded / gave

Which word is finite verb?

"Nobody could enter the burning house to douse the raging fire..."

• enter

• could enter

• burning

• douse

• raging

Which word is finite verb?

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."

• to err

• is

• to forgive

• human

• divine

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Giving is better than receiving."

• giving

• is

• receiving

• giving / receiving

• there are no non-finite verbs

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Our salvation lies in realizing our kinship with all of humanity."

• salvation

• lies

• realizing

• lies / realizing

• there are no non-finite verbs

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a finite verb?

• It has a subject

• It has a tenses

• It has the verb 'to' in front of it

• It has concord (e.g. singular subject/singular verb)

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CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of these sentences has an infinitive verb?

• The girl has been dancing all day.

• I am going to dance.

• I love dancing lessons.

• I am dancing.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

• to jump

• jumped

• am jumping

• will be jumping

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Q10) Identify the finite verb in the following sentence.

"The police saw the thief jumping over the wall."

• saw

• thief

• jumping

• saw/jumping