FINITE AND NON-FINITE VERB PHRASES
The verb forms operate in finite and non-finite verb phrases, which are distinguished as follows
Finite verb phrases have tense distinction
He studies\studied English
Finite verb phrases occur as the verb element of a clause.Thereis person and number concord between the subject and the finite verb .Concord is particularly overt with be
I+am you\we\they +are He\she \it +is
With the most lexical verbs,concord is restricted to a contrast between the 3rd and non-3rd person singular present
He reads the paper every morning
They read the paper every morning
With the modal auxiliaries thereis,however no concord
I\you\we\they can play the cello
Finite verb phrases have mood.In contrast to the "unmarked indicative mood,we distinguish
the marked moods IMPERATIVE and SUBJUNCTIVE
The non-finite forms of the verb are the infinitive((to)call), the -ing participle (calling) ,and
the -ed participle (called) .Non-finite verb phrases consist of one or more such items.Compare
FINITE VERB PHRASES NON-FINITE VERB PHRASES
He smokes heavily To smoke like that must be dangerous
He is working I found him smoking
He had been offended before Having been offended bofore,he was sensetive
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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