Finite and Non-finite Verbs
Practice identifying and distinguishing between finite verbs and non-finite verbs (gerunds, participles, and infinitives) in various sentence contexts.
Questions
Directions: Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.
'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'
- saw
- standing
- trying
- do
- daring
Directions: Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.
"The trumpets sounded and the judge gave the knights the signal to begin."
- sounded
- gave
- signal
- begin
- sounded, gave
Directions: Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.
"Nobody could enter the burning house to douse the raging fire..."
- enter
- could enter
- burning
- to douse
- raging
Directions: Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.
"They stood up to salute the unfurling National flag."
- salute
- unfurling
- stood
- stood, unfurling
- stood, salute
Directions: Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.
"To err is human, to forgive, divine."
- to err
- is
- to forgive
- human
- divine
Directions: Pick out the Non-finite verb/verbs in the given sentence.
"Giving is better than receiving."
- giving
- is
- receiving
- giving, receiving
- there are no non-finite verbs
Directions: Choose the non-finite verb(s) in the given sentence.
"Climbing a tree to pluck mangoes is a thrilling experience."
- climbing
- to pluck
- is
- thrilling, climbing
- climbing, to pluck, thrilling
Directions: Pick out the Non-finite verb/verbs in the given sentence.
"Our salvation lies in realizing our kinship with all of humanity."
- salvation
- lies
- realizing
- lies, realizing
- there are no non-finite verbs
Directions: Pick out the Non-finite verb/verbs in the given sentence.
"The broken mirror reflected the images in a distorted manner."
- broken
- reflected
- distorted
- broken, reflected
- broken, distorted
What kind of a verb is the underlined word in the given sentence?
"Closing the door softly, he left never to return again."
- finite verb
- non-finite verb, a gerund
- non-finite verb, a participle
- non-finite verb, an infinitive
- none of the above
Directions: Pick out the Non-finite verb/verbs in the given sentence.
"We practise meditation to liberate ourselves from the burden of craving and ignorance."
- practise
- to liberate
- craving
- to liberate, craving
- there are no non-finite verbs
What kind of a verb is the underlined word in the given sentence?
"The weakened link could never be restored."
- finite verb
- non-finite verb, a gerund
- non-finite verb, a participle
- non-finite verb, an infinitive
- none of the above options is correct.
What kind of a verb is the underlined word in the given sentence?
"She went to fetch water from the golden spring."
- finite verb
- non-finite verb, a gerund
- non-finite verb, a participle
- non-finite verb, an infinitive
- none of the above options is correct.
What kind of a verb is the underlined word in the given sentence?
"Swimming is a healthy exercise to gain strength and stamina."
- finite verb
- non-finite verb, a gerund
- non-finite verb, a participle
- non-finite verb, an infinitive
- none of the above options is correct.
What kind of a verb is the underlined word in the given sentence?
"The ticking clock awakened the girl from her siesta."
- finite verb
- non-finite verb, a gerund
- non-finite verb, a participle
- non-finite verb, an infinitive
- none of the above options is correct.
Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.
"She examined the evidence to find the missing link."
- Finite - examined; Non-finite - to find
- Finite - examined; Non-finite - to find, missing
- Finite - find; Non-finite - missing
- Finite - find; Non-finite - examined, missing
- None of the above options is correct.
Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.
"Jumping over the fence, the boy escaped from the charging bull."
- Finite - jumping; Non-finite - escaped
- Finite - escaped; Non-finite - charging
- Finite - escaped; Non-finite - jumping
- Finite - escaped; Non-finite - jumping, charging
- None of the above given options is correct.
Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.
"Offering the fruits of action to the Lord, a karmayogi attains everlasting peace in the form of God-realization."
- Finite - attains; Non-finite - offering
- Finite - offering; Non-finite - attains
- Finite - attains; Non-finite - everlasting
- Finite - action; Non-finite - offering
- None of the above given options is correct.
Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.
"To stand still in frozen fear is a sure way to welcome misery."
- Finite - is; Non-finite - to stand, to welcome
- Finite - is; Non-finite - to stand, frozen, to welcome
- Finite - stand; Non-finite - to welcome
- Finite - is; Non-finite - frozen, to welcome
- None of the above given options is correct.
Directions: Identify the finite as well as non-finite verbs in the sentence.
"She abandoned the idea of leaving home to pursue her long cherished dream."
- Finite - abandoned; Non-finite - leaving, cherished
- Finite - abandoned; Non-finite - to pursue, cherished
- Finite - leaving; Non-finite - to pursue, cherished
- Finite - abandoned; Non-finite - leaving, to pursue, cherished
- None of the above given options is correct.