Finite and non-finite forms: the test

Multiple-choice exercise

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Choose the best answer for each question

  1. "Opening the box, he saw it was empty" contains
    1.   A non-finite participle verb followed by a non-finite verb
    2.   A non-finite participle verb followed by a finite verb
    3.   A finite verb followed by a finite verb
    4.   A non-finite gerund followed by a finite verb
  2. "I walked to the park" contains
    1.   A finite verb post-modified with an adverb phrase
    2.   A finite verb post-modified with a prepositional phrase
    3.   A non-finite verb post-modified with a prepositional phrase
  3. English verbs do not inflect for gender.
    1.   False
    2.   True
  4. In "I am here", the use of 'am' indicates
    1.   person only
    2.   number only
    3.   gender and tense
    4.   number and person
  5. The infinitive with to can:
    1.   only follow an auxiliary verb and a main verb
    2.   only follow an auxiliary verb
    3.   follow a main verb or be the subject of a verb
    4.   only follow a main verb
  6. "He came to see me" contains
    1.   A non-finite verb with a non-finite infinitive
    2.   A finite verb marked for tense with a non-finite infinitive
    3.   A finite verb marked for person with a non-finite infinitive
    4.   A finite verb marked for tense with a finite verb marked for person
  7. "I can smell something burning" contains
    1.   A non-finite use of 'smell'
    2.   A finite verb and a non-finite gerund
    3.   A finite verb and a non-finite participle
    4.   A finite use of 'burn' in the progressive
  8. "What do they want to have done about it?" is an example of
    1.   chaining non-finite verbs
    2.   non-finite perfect tense indicators
    3.   the non-finite passive voice use of 'want'
    4.   non-finite modal auxiliary verbs
  9. The infinitive without to can:
    1.   follow an auxiliary verb and a main verb
    2.   act as a noun or follow an auxiliary verb and a main verb
    3.   follow an auxiliary verb and a main verb or be the subject of a verb
    4.   only follow an auxiliary verb
  10. The imperative form in English has no subject normally so is ...
    1.   ... unusual but still a finite form
    2.   ... an example of person indicated by verb form alone
    3.   ... a non-finite form
    4.   ... a finite, non-finite