a while (look) at him. Then it lay down by his side like a pet dog. (obvious), the lion recognized Androcles and the (help) he had given it. Phrases And Clauses Finite And Non-Finite Verbs: Words which denote an action are known as verbs.
We classify verbs into two types. They are . Finite verbs: a. My brother goes to temple daily.
b. We have already finished the project. The words printed in bold letters are finite verbs. .
Finite verbs indicate the tense and time of actions. . Finite verbs undergo a change as and when the Subject (number or person) changes. .
Non-Finite Verbs: . Non-finite verbs do not indicate the tense and time of actions. . Non-finite verbs do not change even when the Subject (number or person) changes.
There are three kinds of non-finite verbs. . An infinitive ( to + verb ) . A gerund ( verb + ing ) .
A participle Example: a. My son likes to watch cricket matches. (Infinitive) b. Playing chess is my hobby.
(Gerund) c. Driven out of the kingdom, the king hid himself in a forest. (Participle) 10th - - PHRASE: Example : an intelligent boy a costly pen an interesting story The above group of words are known as phrases. It doesn’t contain a finite verb.
A Phrase is a group of words without a finite verb CLAUSE: Example : a boy who is intelligent a pen which is costly a story which is interesting The groups of words given above are clauses A Clause is a group of words which consists of a finite verb. More Examples: Example : Having completed the work, the boy went out to play. The underlined part of the sentence, doesn’t contain a finite verb. This group of words is a Phrase.
Example : After the boy had completed the work, he went out to play. The underlined part of the sentence contains a finite verb. Hence, we call it a clause. Kinds Of Phrases: We have three kinds of phrases according to their functions