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4.	Unlike	transitive	verbs,	intransitive	verbs	are	not	able	to	take	which	of	the
following?
a)	Subjects
b)	Direct	objects
c)	Indirect	objects
d)	Modifiers
e)	A	&	C
f)	B	&	C
g)	All	of	the	above
	
5.	Identify	the	form	of	the	verb	in	bold	in	the	following	sentence:
“We	were	looking	for	a	place	to	eat.”
a)	Transitive	verb
b)	Auxiliary	verb
c)	Infinitive	verb
d)	Participle
	
5.	What	is	the	term	for	changing	a	verb’s	form	to	reflect	things	like	tense?
a)	Conscription
b)	Transformation
c)	Conjugation
d)	Declension
Finite	and	Non-finite	Verbs
Definition
Finite	verbs	are	verbs	that	have	subjects	and	indicate	grammatical	tense,	person,
and	number.	These	verbs	describe	the	action	of	a	person,	place,	or	thing	in	the
sentence.	Unlike	other	types	of	verbs,	finite	verbs	do	not	require	another	verb	in
the	sentence	in	order	to	be	grammatically	correct.
Here	are	some	examples	of	finite	verbs:
•	“They	went	to	the	mall	today.”
•	“The	outfielder	leaped	for	the	baseball.”
•	“Many	people	travel	to	the	ocean	in	the	summer.”
•	“The	sailboat	glides	over	the	water.”