Finite verbs phrases and clauses Flashcards
What are finite verbs made of?
They can either be:
A base/basic verb:
Walk and walks walked
An auxiliary verb:
is, was, will be
A combination of a participial and one or more auxiliary verbs:
Am walking, is walking, have been walking.
What is a phrase?
A group of words that do not contain a finite verb
What is a clause?
A group of words that contain a finite verb
What is an auxiliary verb?
A verb that is used alongside the main verb that can change according to:
The number of the subject.
The tense of the sentence.
The three things that the finite verb indicates in a sentence are…
The tense
The subject
The subject number
a finite verb can be a combination of an auxiliary verb and a/an…
Participle
what is the finite verb in this sentence?
The chicken will be laying an egg.
What type of participle does it contain?
The finite verb in this sentence is will be laying.
It contains the present participle “laying”.
what is the finite verb in the sentence “I eat when I’m hungry.”?
The finite verb in this sentence is “eat”.
what is a phrase?
A group of words that do not contain a finite verb.
what type of participial is “rented”?
It is a past participial because “rented” is the past tense form of the verb “rent” ending with “ed”
what type of sentence is “Pizza, the nourishment of the gods.” and why?
It is an appositive phrase because “the nourishment of the gods” renames the noun “pizza”
And the sentence does not contain a finite verb.
what type of sentence is “On top of the world.” and why?
It is a prepositional phrase because it contains the preposition “on”
And it does not contain a finite verb.
What type of sentence is “The creepy doll” and why?
It is a noun phrase because it contains the noun “doll”
And the sentence does not contain a finite verb.
What type of sentence is “sleeping on the couch.” and why?
It is a participial phrase because it contains the present participial “Sleeping”.
And the sentence does not contain a finite verb.
what is the difference between a main clause and a subordinate clause?
A main clause is a complete sentence that can stand alone, contains a subject, a finite verb, and makes complete sense.
while a subordinate clause also contains a finite verb but it is a sentence fragment that cannot stand alone and depends on the main clause to make sense.
