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ganesh77  +  962359 Thu, 05 Nov 09 12:05 PM
I would be grateful if anyone could suggest sentences for where there are questions marks, or to confirm that there are indeed no such sentences. Thank you!!!


Nominal

Finite: I know that you mean well.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: Collecting stamps was her hobby.

2 past participle: ???

3 bare infinitive: What the plan does is unify everyone together.

4 full infinitive: They like to relax.

Verbless: Are bicycles wise in heavy traffic?


Adverbial

Finite: As far as the economy is concerned, the next six months are critical.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: Looking at it objectively, he is definitely at fault.

2 past participle: Spinach is delicious when eaten raw.

3 bare infinitive: ???

4 full infinitive: To put it bluntly, I think you're nuts.

Verbless: When in difficulty, consult the manual.


Relative

Finite: Things then improved, which surprises me.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: ???

2 past participle: ???

3 bare infinitive: ???

4 full infinitive: ???

Verbless: ???

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The principle which now replies I don't know what was there a hundred years back, the same principle also says that it was unaffected when the whole universe was destroyed....
Mister Micawber  +  962455 Thu, 05 Nov 09 02:05 PM
Nominal

Finite: I know that you mean well.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: Collecting stamps was her hobby.

2 past participle:  Edited passages only are acceptable.

3 bare infinitive: What the plan does is unify everyone.

4 full infinitive: They like to relax.

Verbless: John moody is unmanageable.


Adverbial

Finite: As far as the economy is concerned, the next six months are critical.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: Looking at it objectively, he is definitely at fault.

2 past participle: Spinach is delicious when eaten raw.

3 bare infinitive: Put bluntly, I think you're nuts.

4 full infinitive: To put it bluntly, I think you're nuts.

Verbless: When in difficulty, consult the manual.


Relative

Finite: Things then improved, which surprises me.

Non-finite

1 gerund-present participle: Throwing it under the table, I thus hid it from the ladies present,

2 past participle: ???

3 bare infinitive: ???

4 full infinitive: ???

Verbless: ???


I might be able to concoct the last few, but not tonight.

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ganesh77  +  964844 Sun, 08 Nov 09 04:31 AM
Thank you very much.


Could you provide me with an example of a non-finite bare infinitive relative clause?


For the full infinitive I've got "The person to sit next to at a dinner party is the attractive one."

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