Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.

"Jumping over the fence, the boy escaped from the charging bull."

  1. Finite - jumping; Non-finite - escaped

  2. Finite - escaped; Non-finite - charging

  3. Finite - escaped; Non-finite - jumping

  4. Finite - escaped; Non-finite - jumping, charging

  5. None of the above given options is correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. 'Escaped' is a finite verb since it has a subject - the boy. The words jumping and charging are present participles, the non-finite verbs.

Keep practicing — related questions