i have my english test toorrow.
is there any good difference through which i can quickly tell which one is finite and which one is infinite?
Thank You very much.
the best answer will surely get 10 points.
2006-08-23 03:54:34 · 5 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*♥ ♥I.C.J.♥ ♥*´`*•.¸ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
plese give me a brief description
2006-08-23 03:57:43 · update #1
Finite verbs (main verb) stand after subject and must be conjugated to the subject in simple present tense. For example: I go fishing. She goes fishing. In this case, "go" the finite verb and must be conjugated follow the subject.
Finite verbs include transitive and intransitive verbs. For example: She cries. (cry is intransitive verb). I kill him (kill is transitive verb).
Infinite verbs, in summary, are: can, could,may,might, do*, did*, ...(*:these verb can be finite or infinite). For example:
I can eat a whole chicken. (There are 2 verbs in this sentence. "Can" is the infinite verb and "eat" is the finite one).
May I open the window? ( "May": infinite, "open": finite)
I did see him last night (Did: infinite, emphasizing the act, see: finite)
Request sentences always begin with infinite verbs except to be. For example:
I love her.----> Do you love her? (do is infinite)
She is a doctor. ---> Is she a doctor ( no infinite verb in this sentence).
Hope my answer satisfy you.
2006-08-23 04:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by hiep khong 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Infinite Verb
2016-11-07 00:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finite verbs are those that have tense (past/present/future).
The source I've included has a lot of detail about the differences, including the various forms of non-finite verbs.
This page also has a good description:
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/rorkwis/Verbals/verbals/verbs.htm
2006-08-23 03:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by xithor 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Insane" is a legal term. It is a judge's opinion, not a scientific fact. You have two people, each claiming the other is insane. The one offers documented evidence, quoting 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." The other offers his a priori assumption that all believers are insane. Documentary evidence beats an a priori assumption every time. What else ya got?
2016-03-17 00:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
finite verbs are countable, infinite verbs arent.
2006-08-23 03:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋