Question

Find the non – finite verb from the sentence:
I saw you going to the school today.
a) Saw
b) To
c) School
d) Going

Answer 1

Hint: The verbs that do not explain the tense of the sentence and do not agree with the subject are called non-finite verbs. So from the sentence, we have to find a verb that does not provide any knowledge about the tense of the sentence.

Complete answer:
 We need a non – finite verb to complete the sentence. These verbs are usually in one of the three forms - infinitives, gerunds, and participles.
Now, non-finite verbs are the verbs that do not explain the tense of the sentence and do not agree with the subject. So, let us now go through the options to choose the correct solution by understanding their use.
Option (a) – 'Saw': it reveals to us that the sentence is in the past tense. As 'saw' reveals the tense of the sentence, it is not a non-finite verb. Hence, option (a) is incorrect.
Option (b) – 'To': it is used as an adverb, infinitive marker and a preposition. As it is not even a verb, 'to' cannot be a non-finite verb. Hence, option (b) is incorrect.
Option (c) – 'School': it is the object in the given sentence. Hence, option (c) is also incorrect option and cannot be used here.
Option (d) – 'Going': it is the participle form of the verb, it doesn't explain the tense of the sentence and it also doesn't agree with the subject. Hence, it is a non-finite verb. Thus option (d) is the correct answer.
 Therefore, we can see that the correct option s option (d). Hence the non – finite verb in the above sentence is ‘going’.

 Note:
In the above-given options, you can easily figure out the fact that ‘school’ is the object of the sentence rather than a verb being used in the sentence.