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What (who) is non-finite - definition

VERB FORM THAT CANNOT COMPLETE AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE BY ITSELF (E.G. INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS); A VERB THAT IS NOT FINITE
Non-finite verb
  • Nonfinite tree 1+'
  • Nonfinite tree 2+
  • Nonfinite tree 3

non-finite         
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
Non-finite; Nonfinite (disambiguation)
Note: in AM usually use, and in BRIT sometimes use 'nonfinite'
A non-finite clause is a clause which is based on an infinitive or a participle and has no tense. Compare finite
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ADJ: usu ADJ n
non-finite         
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
Non-finite; Nonfinite (disambiguation)
¦ adjective
1. not limited in size or extent.
2. Grammar (of a verb form) not limited by tense, person, or number.
Non-finite clause         
TYPE OF CLAUSE IN GRAMMAR
Non-finite clauses; Verbal phrase; Nonfinite clause
In linguistics, a non-finite clause is a dependent or embedded clause that represents a state or event in the same way no matter whether it takes place before, during, or after text production. In this sense, a non-finite dependent clause represents one process as a circumstance for another without specifying the time when it takes place as in the following examples:

Wikipedia

Nonfinite verb

A nonfinite verb is a derivative form of a verb unlike finite verbs. Accordingly, nonfinite verb forms are inflected for neither number nor person, and they cannot perform action as the root of an independent clause. In English, nonfinite verbs include infinitives, participles and gerunds. Nonfinite verb forms in some other languages include converbs, gerundives and supines.

Formally, nonfinite verb forms lack the three grammatical features (mood, tense and voice) that are "associated, independently or relatively, with ... the act of predication." Generally, they also lack a subject dependent. One or more nonfinite verbs may be associated with a finite verb in a finite clause: the elements of a verb catena, or verb chain.

Because English lacks most inflectional morphology, the finite and the nonfinite forms of a verb may appear the same in a given context.