Jul 28, 2014 · Compare a non-finite clause: when going for a picnic 'Going' has no tense; it is a participle. There is no subject, so the idea must be inherited from a previous verb, or it must be …

Mar 6, 2020 · No. 'I' is used for the subject of a finite verb. There is no finite verb in 'not me', which is correct grammar and what most people usually say. You don't convert it to a different …

Aug 10, 2019 · It certainly sounds OK, but the problem is that the subordinator "that" (leaving aside relative clauses) only introduces declarative content clauses, which are finite, whereas …

Jul 11, 2009 · Instead of non-finite 'arriving', you can use a finite verb - one that has a person and a tense. Now as your sentence is about the past, it has to be past tense. But it also needs a …

Feb 2, 2021 · Instead, they head non-finite clauses functioning as modifier in [3] and complement of a verb [4]. By contrast, a gerund is traditionally defined as a word derived from a verb base …

Apr 24, 2018 · Dear all, I have learned that in "the number of something" something should be a countable noun, while in "the amount of something" something should be an uncountable …

Dec 22, 2017 · is more useful when there is a long non-finite clause following. I find [learning to drive on steep mountain roads with lots of bends] difficult. I find it difficult learning to drive on …

May 30, 2013 · Boozer makes an interesting point. Strictly speaking English spoken here might suggest that one must speak English 'here', but actually it is the conventional wording of …

Jun 3, 2019 · In current usage, the "recommend" in your examples (which advises a course of action), most commonly takes as complement a that-clause (I recommend that you hide your …

Jul 19, 2010 · Here "Zum Beispiel" is the first phrase in the main clause, the second is the finite verb. The finite verb builds a verb bracket with the infinite part: musste sich ... beibringen.