Question

Find the non – finite verb from the sentence:
She has gone out of station for a few days.
a) Has
b) Gone
c) Of
d) For

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) – ‘has’: has does explain the tense of the sentence (i.e. present perfect tense) and it is a finite verb. Hence, this cannot be used here.
Option (b) – ‘gone’: is the past participle form of the verb but it is a non – finite verb because it does not show/ reveal the tense of the sentence. Hence, this can be used here.
Option (c) – ‘of’: this is a preposition and not a verb. Hence, this is altogether wrong as it has no relevance here.
Option (d) – ‘for’: this is a preposition and conjunction but it is not a verb. Hence, this cannot be used here as it has no relevance to the sentence whatsoever.
So, as you can see from the above-given explanation that the correct solution would be option (b), i.e. gone.

Note:
 In the above-given options ‘of’ and ‘for’ are prepositions hence they can’t be used here. Therefore, you can easily eliminate them.