Now Put the Verbs You Have Just Filled in Above, in Column a (Verbs Marked+) and B (Verbs Marked*) Below.

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Now put the verbs you have just filled in above, in column A (verbs marked+) and B (verbs marked*) below.

COLUMN A (verbs marked +)	COLUMN B (verbs marked*)
	Non-finites

Study the verbs given in Column A and Column B. How do they differ from each other?

The verbs in Column A are not controlled by the number, person and tense of their subject. Therefore, they are ...............

The verbs in Column B are controlled by the number, person and tense of their subject. Therefore, they are ...............

What are the verbs in Column A called (Write in the box below)?

Answer in Brief

Solution

COLUMN A (verbs marked +)

COLUMN B (verbs marked*)

Watching, landing,running,

stealing, peering,climb

(climbing), searching.

seeing to stay

saw, ran , took, flew

The verbs in Column A are not controlled by the number, person and tense of their subject. Therefore, they are non-finites.

The verbs in Column B are controlled by the number, person and tense of their subject. Therefore, they arefinites.

Non-finites

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Non - Finites - Infinitives and Participles

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Chapter 4: Non - Finites - Infinitives And Participles (Integrated Grammar practice 2) - Exercise A [Page 53]

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Chapter 4 Non - Finites - Infinitives And Participles (Integrated Grammar practice 2)
Exercise A | Q 4 | Page 53

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