{"id":3702,"date":"2021-01-23T10:10:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T04:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-505192-1602719.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2021-01-23T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T06:11:22","slug":"samacheer-kalvi-9th-english-grammar-non-finite-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/samacheer-kalvi-9th-english-grammar-non-finite-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Grammar Non-finite verbs (Gerund, Infinitives, Participles)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can Download <a href=\"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/samacheer-kalvi-9th-english-book-solutions\/\">Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Book Solutions<\/a> Guide Pdf, Tamilnadu State Board help you to revise the complete Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.<\/p>\n<h2>Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Grammar Non-finite verbs (Gerund, Infinitives, Participles)<\/h2>\n<p>A non-finite verb (also known as a verbal) is the term used to describe a verb that does not indicate tense. The non-finite verbs are called gerunds, infinitives, and participles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finite verb : A verb that indicates tense and changes according to the subject<\/li>\n<li>Non-Finite verb : A verb that does not indicate tense and does not change according to the subject<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Finite verb<\/span><br \/>\nFinite verbs change tense and number according to the subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arun invited Suresh to his daughter\u2019s birthday.<\/li>\n<li>Her friends presented the girl with a toy.<\/li>\n<li>His friend presented a watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-finite verbs<\/span><br \/>\nNon-finite verbs have no subject and do not change according to the tense or number.<\/p>\n<p>Non-finite verbs are broadly classified as follows:<br \/>\ni. Gerunds 1. Viking Is a healthy habit (Present participle used as a noun)<br \/>\nii. Infinitive 2. I like to walk early in the morning. (lo infinitive)<br \/>\niii. Present participle 3. These are my walking shoes. (Present participle used as an adjective)<br \/>\niv. Past participle 4. Having walked a long distance I felt tired<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Infinitives and Gerunds<\/span><br \/>\nThe infinitive is often called as \u2018to verb\u2019. It functions as a subject or object.<br \/>\nSUBJECT : (e.g.) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To swim<\/span> is a good exercise. &#8211; Subject<br \/>\nOBJECT : (e.g.) I like <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to swim<\/span> &#8211; Object<\/p>\n<p>Infinitives may be used without to and we call such infinitives <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">plain infinitives<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bare infinitives<\/span>.<br \/>\n(e.g.) She made me do my project.<br \/>\nWe use plain\/bare infinitives with these models.<\/p>\n<p>shall will do did would make need<br \/>\nmay might could must let dare see<\/p>\n<p>The infinitive may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Although an infinitive is easy to locate because of the to+verb form, deciding what function it has in a sentence depends on the meaning.<\/p>\n<p>(e.g.) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To wait<\/span> seemed foolish when decisive action was required, (subject)<br \/>\n(e.g.) Everyone wanted <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to go<\/span>\u00a0(direct object)<br \/>\n(e.g.) His ambition is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to fly<\/span>, (subject complement)<br \/>\n(e.g.) He lacked the strength <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to resist<\/span>, (adjective)<br \/>\n(e.g.) We must study <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to learn<\/span>, (adverb)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gerunds<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A gerund is an action word that ends in &#8211; ing but functions as a noun<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Exercises<\/span><br \/>\n(i) Identify the finite and non-finite verbs in the following sentences.<br \/>\n1. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I like<\/span> (finite) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to play<\/span> (non-finite) with my puppy.<br \/>\n2. She <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">works<\/span> (finite) hard <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to pass<\/span> (non-finite) the test.<br \/>\n3. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Smoking<\/span> (non-finite) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is prohibited<\/span> (finite) in the kitchen.<br \/>\n4. He <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">went<\/span> (finite) to the city <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to find<\/span> (non-finite) work.<br \/>\n5. The boy <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">saved<\/span> (finite) the cat from the dogs.<br \/>\n6. The teacher <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">asked<\/span> (finite) the students <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to submit<\/span> (non-finite) their assignments before they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">go<\/span> (finite) home.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) Identify the finite and non-finite verbs in the following sentences and state whether they are infinitives, participles or gerunds.<br \/>\n1. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Singing<\/span> (non-finite &#8211; gerund) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span> (finite verb) his pastime.<br \/>\n2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I like<\/span> (finite verb) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to read<\/span> (non-finite).<br \/>\n3. It <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span> (finite verb) easy <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to find<\/span> (non-finite &#8211; infinitive) faults with others.<br \/>\n4. He <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">went<\/span> (finite verb) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to work<\/span> (non-finite &#8211; infinitive) in London.<br \/>\n5. She <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">doesn\u2019t like<\/span> (finite verb) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to do<\/span> (non-finite &#8211; infinitive) anything.<br \/>\n6. I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">enjoy<\/span> (finite verb) reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can Download Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Book Solutions Guide Pdf, Tamilnadu State Board help you to revise the complete Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations. Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Grammar Non-finite verbs (Gerund, Infinitives, Participles) A non-finite verb (also known as a verbal) is the term used to describe a verb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"blocksy_meta":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/samacheer-kalvi-9th-english-vocabulary-non-finite-verbs.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}