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Verbs	that	immediately	follow
subjects
Finite	verbs	often	directly	follow	the	subjects	whose	actions	they	are	describing.
This	location	allows	for	a	clear	connection	between	the	subject	and	the	verb—it
makes	it	easy	for	the	reader	or	listener	to	understand	that	the	verb	is	describing
the	action	of	the	subject	and	not	another	word	in	the	sentence.	Here	are	some
examples	of	finite	verbs	appearing	directly	after	subjects	in	sentences:
•	“Everyone	listened	to	the	music.”
•	“Elephants	travel	together	in	herds	to	find	water.”
•	“Across	the	field,	the	trees	swayed	in	the	wind.”
Non-finite	verbs	however,	generally	do	not	appear	directly	after	the	subject.	This
is	because	they	are	often	not	directly	describing	the	action	of	the	subject,	but	are
instead	serving	another	grammatical	purpose	in	the	sentence.
Quiz
(answers	start	on	page	610)
1.	Which	of	the	following	is	a	finite	verb?
a)	to	jump
b)	swimming
c)	is
d)	gone
	
2.	Identify	the	finite	verb	in	the	following	sentence.
“Running	late,	the	family	quickly	drove	to	their	relative's	house.”
a)	Running
b)	to	their
c)	relative
d)	drove
	
3.	Finite	verbs	correspond	to	a	specific	subject	and	________.
a)	a	tense
b)	an	infinitive
c)	a	past	participle