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Total questions: 139

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The jumping students made the teacher crazy.

a)

Non-finite

b)

Finite

2.

He made me a bowl of wonton soup.

a)

Non-finite

b)

Finite

3.

I went to Scholastic Elementary School.

a)

Non-finite

b)

Finite

4.

She worked hard 'to pass' the test.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

5.

Which word is finite verb?

'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'

a)

saw

b)

standing

c)

trying

d)

do

e)

daring

6.

Which word is finite verb?

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."

a)

to err

b)

is

c)

to forgive

d)

human

e)

divine

7.

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Climbing a tree to pluck mangoes is a thrilling experience."

a)

climbing

b)

to pluck

c)

is

d)

thrilling / climbing

e)

climbing / to pluck / thrilling

8.

Which word is finite verb?

"They stood up to salute the unfurling National flag."

a)

salute

b)

unfurling

c)

stood

d)

stood / unfurling

e)

stood / salute

9.

Which word is non-finite verb?

"The broken mirror reflected the images in a distorted manner."

a)

broken

b)

reflected

c)

distorted

d)

broken / reflected

e)

broken / distorted

10.

What kind of a verb is ?

"Closing the door softly, he left never to return again."

a)

finite verb

b)

non-finite verb (a gerund)

c)

non-finite verb (a participle)

d)

non-finite verb (an infinitve)

e)

none of the above

11.

A Finite Clause is

a)

an independent clause

b)

a dependent clause

12.

A Finite Clause includes ...

a)

a primary verb

b)

a secondary verb

13.

A Non finite Clause is ....

a)

a secondary verb

b)

a primary verb

14.

Crying will not get you anywhere.

The underlined word in the above sentence is a _________

a)

present participle

b)

past participle

c)

to infinitive

d)

gerund

15.

Choose the correct option.

I can't wait _______ her again.

a)

see

b)

to see

c)

seeing

d)

seen

16.

I didn't drink a glass of milk this morning.

The underlined clauses is ?

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

17.

The children, crying and exhausted, were guided out of the collapsed mine.

In the above sentence __________

a)

crying is a gerund and exhausted is a participle

b)

crying is a past participle and exhausted is a present participle.

c)

both crying and exhausted are present participles

d)

crying is a present participle and exhausted is a past participle.

18.

My sister met a lady whose house is near your house.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

19.

I study at a school located in Ahmad Dahlan Street.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

20.

He forgot to call her.

a)

Non-finite to infinitive clause

b)

Non-finite present participle clause

21.

The dog wagged its tail to show its happiness.

a)

Finite

b)

Non finite

22.

Non-finite verbs are ...

a)

verbs that show actions, with different tenses (present, past, future)

b)

verbs that can have a subject

c)

verbs that show states of being like: ('is', 'was', 'were')

d)

verbs with TO in front; lonely -ING verbs (without another verb in front)

23.

The dog 'wagged' its tail to show its happiness.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

24.

She worked hard 'to pass' the test.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

25.

My little brother 'wants' to be an actor.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

26.

She 'closed' the window.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

27.

Which of these are non-finite verbs?

a)

had been eating, will be eating

b)

was eating, ate

c)

eating, to eat

d)

is eating, eats

28.

Which word is a finite verb?

'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'

a)

standing

b)

trying

c)

saw

d)

do

29.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

is laughing

b)

laughs

c)

to laugh

d)

laughter

30.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

to climb

b)

cllimbing

c)

am climbing

d)

climbed

31.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

to jump

b)

jumped

c)

am jumping

d)

will be jumping

32.

The old man standing in front of the shoes store is looking for his grandchild.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

33.

The boy is playing football at a field near the small river.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

34.

My sister met a lady whose house is near your house.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

35.

I study at a school located in Ahmad Dahlan Street.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

36.

My father is looking for the newspaper to read in this hospital.

a)

Finite

b)

Non-Finite

37.

She came late because she had a meeting.

a)

Finite clause

b)

Non-Finite clause

38.

Arriving late from the meeting, she was overly apologetic.

a)

Non-finite to infinitive clause

b)

Non-finite present participle clause

39.

I don't enjoy going to parties.

a)

Non-finite present participle clause

b)

Non-finite to infinitive clause

40.

Everyone knew he was intrigued by the offer.

a)

Non-finite past participle clause

b)

Finite clause

41.

He forgot to call her.

a)

Non-finite to infinitive clause

b)

Non-finite present participle clause

42.

If she had studied more, she definitely woukd have passed.

a)

Non-finite bare infinitive clause

b)

Finite clause

43.

Intrigued by the offer, he took the job.

a)

Non-finite present participle clause

b)

Non-finite past participle clause

44.

He bought the toaster that was the most expensive.

a)

Non-finite to infinitive clause

b)

Finite clause

45.

Which word of the following sentence is a finite verb?


'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'

a)

saw

b)

standing

c)

trying

d)

do

e)

daring

46.

Which word of the following sentence is a finite verb?


"The trumpets sounded and the judge gave the knights the signal to begin."

a)

sounded

b)

gave

c)

signal

d)

begin

e)

sounded - gave

47.

A Finite Clause includes ...

a)

a primary verb

b)

a secondary verb

48.

A Finite Clause is

a)

an independent clause

b)

a dependent clause

49.

A Non finite Clause is ....

a)

a secondary verb

b)

a primary verb

50.

The verb form of a Non finite Clause is

a)

present participial

b)

past participial

51.

Non finite clause occasionally includes ....

a)

an object

b)

a subject

52.

Speaking in class is encouraged. The position of this non finite class is ....

a)

subject

b)

object

53.

Yayat dislikes watching TV alone.

a)

Preposition complement

b)

Verb complement

54.

Afdalia smiled after answering the question.

a)

Preposition complement

b)

Verb complement

55.

Yiyin eats meal cooked by Ganti.

a)

Indicates past participle

b)

Indicates verb complement

56.

Trianna remembers breaking the guitar.

a)

finite

b)

non finite

57.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

to jump

b)

jumped

c)

am jumping

d)

will be jumping

58.

Non-finite verbs are ...

a)

verbs that show actions, with different tenses (present, past, future)

b)

verbs that can have a subject

c)

verbs that show states of being like: ('is', 'was', 'were')

d)

verbs with TO in front; lonely -ING verbs (without another verb in front)

59.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

have eaten

b)

have been eat

c)

eatting

d)

eating

60.

The dog 'wagged' its tail to show its happiness.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

61.

She worked hard 'to pass' the test.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

62.

My little brother 'wants' to be an actor.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

63.

she 'closed' the window.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

64.

Which of these are non-finite verbs?

a)

had been eating, will be eating

b)

was eating, ate

c)

eating, to eat

d)

is eating, eats

65.

Which word is finite verb?

'We saw a clown standing on his head trying to do a daring stunt.'

a)

standing

b)

trying

c)

saw

d)

do

e)

daring

66.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

laughter

b)

to laugh

c)

is laughing

d)

laughs

67.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

to climb

b)

am climbing

c)

cllimbing

d)

climbed

68.

Which of these is a non-finite verb?

a)

have swum

b)

swiming

c)

swam

d)

swimming

e)

will swim

69.

Which of these is a finite verb?

a)

to sing

b)

singed

c)

sang

d)

sung

e)

singing

70.

The students were asked 'to submit' their assignments by Friday.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

71.

Your duty is 'to cross' the river without getting noticed.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

72.

The teacher 'encouraged' the students to work hard.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

73.

'To err' is human.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

74.

I 'couldn’t solve' the problem.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

75.

He had his car 'cleaned'.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

76.

'Finding' the gates widely open, the thief went inside

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

77.

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Our salvation lies in realizing our kinship with all of humanity."

a)

salvation

b)

realizing

c)

lies

d)

lies / realizing

78.

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Climbing a tree to pluck mangoes is a thrilling experience."

a)

climbing

b)

is

c)

climbing a tree

d)

climbing / thrilling

e)

climbing / to pluck / thrilling

79.

Which word is finite verb?

"To err is human, to forgive, divine."

a)

to err

b)

to forgive

c)

divine

d)

is

e)

human

80.

Which word is finite verb?

"They stood up to salute the unfurling National flag."

a)

salute

b)

stood

c)

the unfurling

d)

National flag

81.

Which word is finite verb?

"Nobody could enter the burning house to douse the raging fire..."

a)

the burning

b)

could enter

c)

to douse

d)

the raging

e)

enter the burning

82.

Which word is finite verb?

"The trumpets sounded and the judge gave the knights the signal to begin."

a)

signal

b)

sounded

c)

gave

d)

begin

e)

sounded / gave

83.

Which word is non-finite verb?

"Giving is better than receiving."

a)

giving / receiving

b)

is

c)

better

d)

giving

84.

The proposal has 'been' examined today.

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

85.

She 'speaks' Chinese very well

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

86.

Rani is 'doing' her homework at the moment

a)

finite

b)

non-finite

87.

Ibrahim enjoys ________ about Engineering.

a)

learning

b)

to learn

c)

to learning

88.

Al Yasa needs ______ of his presentation next week.

a)

think

b)

to think

c)

thinking

89.

Many people prefer_______ in the countryside when they get older.

a)

liveing

b)

both

to live/living

c)

to living

90.

Hamood _________ go to the Military Technological College last October.

a)

decision

b)

decided to

c)

decides to

91.

After we finish __________ to this lecture, _____ go and get some food.

a)

listen to /

go

b)

listening to/

well

c)

listening to /

we'll

92.

Salah started______________ how to play the drums.

a)

to learning

b)

learn

c)

learning or to learn

93.

I love _____________ ice-cream.

a)

to eating

b)

to eat / eating

c)

eat

94.

Our officers began ____________us about the rules at our college.

a)

telling / to tell

b)

told

c)

to telling

95.

Al Mutasem plans __________ more about engineering.

a)

studying

b)

to study

c)

to studying

96.

What time ______our teacher finish ____________ about extreme sports?

a)

will / to talk

b)

will / talking

c)

will / to talking

97.

Saud enjoys______________ in the mountains

a)

to hiking

b)

hiking

c)

to hiking

98.

Waqas wanted __________early.

a)

to go

b)

going

c)

to going

99.

Omar doesn't like_____________ much.

a)

to studying

b)

to study

c)

both

to study /studying

100.

These companies _______ continue__________people to the open days.

a)

well /invite

b)

will/ to invited

c)

will / to invite

101.

Shehab loves ______________ films in the cinema.

a)

watching/ to watch

b)

to watching

c)

watching to

102.

It's almost impossible...if you don't use the right technological tools.

a)

to succeed

b)

succeed

c)

succeeding

103.

I really ... to find a job in the field of cloud computing.

a)

succeed

b)

hope

c)

look forward

104.

He doesn´t know ...behave during a skype interview.

a)

what

b)

how

c)

how to

105.

I ...to buy a state-of-the-art computer.

a)

look forward

b)

can't afford

c)

can't stand

106.

My boss has decided...in the latest technological tools.

a)

investing

b)

invest

c)

to invest

107.

Communication skills are essential...in the job market.

a)

to succeed

b)

succeed

c)

succeeding

108.

Why... for a better opportunity if you know this is a great one?

a)

wait

b)

to wait

c)

not to wait

109.

You shouldn't... for a job you are not keen on.

a)

to apply

b)

apply

c)

not to apply

110.

I'd like you to stop _______ that.

a)

doing

b)

to do

c)

do

111.

_______ your friend’s mom by her name is disrespectful.

a)

Calling

b)

To call

112.

Ben enjoys _________ to music.

a)

listening

b)

to listen

113.

I'm tired of ________ TV: Let's do something different.

a)

to watch

b)

watching

c)

watch

114.

I really don't feel like ___________ out tonight. Do you?

a)

to go

b)

going

c)

go

115.

Daniel's not very good at __________ friends.

a)

making

b)

to make

c)

make

116.

Do you deny _________ money? Yes or no?

a)

steal

b)

stealing

c)

to steal

117.

I'm really looking forward to ______________ on the cruise.

a)

go

b)

to go

c)

going

118.

The kids were pretending ____________ asleep but they didn't fool me for a second.

a)

to be

b)

being

119.

We must encourage students _____________ , not blame them for not studying.

a)

study

b)

to study

c)

studying

120.

Alan was made _____________ his room by his mother.

a)

clean

b)

cleaning

c)

to clean

121.

He continued (a)   for one hour. (walk)

122.

Choose the correct form to complete the sentence: 'She decided _______ a new language.'

a)

A) learning

b)

B) to learn

c)

C) learn

d)

D) learned

123.

Identify the correct option: 'He admitted _______ the mistake.'

a)

A) to make

b)

B) making

c)

C) make

d)

D) to making

124.

Select the correct form: 'They are planning _______ a new project next month.'

a)

A) starting

b)

B) to start

c)

C) start

d)

D) started

125.

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

a)

washing

b)

piling

c)

malfunction

d)

cause

126.

I'm thinking of painting my house.

a)

I'm 

b)

thinking

c)

painting

d)

house

127.

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

a)

giving

b)

taking

c)

giving and taking

d)

none of the above

128.

Is this a gerund sentence?

a)

True

b)

False

129.

Which sentence has a gerund phrase?

a)

Gambling at the casino, Jeff lost his money.

b)

Collecting stamps is my hobby.

c)

Mya, my favorite aunt, loves to cook.

d)

To finish in first place, you have to run really fast.

130.

Find the PARTICIPLE.
My growling stomach wants food.

a)

My

b)

growling

c)

stomach

d)

wants

131.

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The dancing bear was on display.

a)

dancing

b)

bear

c)

was

d)

on

132.

Find the PARTICIPLE.
Melted snow is such a mess.

a)

melted

b)

snow

c)

is

d)

mess

133.

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The student completed growing piles of homework.

a)

student

b)

completed

c)

growing

d)

piles

134.

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The teacher's writing session was very helpful.

a)

teacher's

b)

writing

c)

session

d)

was

135.

What is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.

a)

The

b)

sobbing

c)

child

d)

held

136.

Find the infinitive in each sentence.
Being stranded in the blizzard, all Kira wanted was to survive. 

a)

Being stranded

b)

 in the blizzard,

c)

all Kira wanted was

d)

to survive.

137.

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: 'To win the game, you must practice every day.'

a)

A) To win

b)

B) the game

c)

C) you must

d)

D) practice every day

138.

Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?

a)

A) Running is my favorite hobby.

b)

B) To run is my favorite hobby.

c)

C) I will run tomorrow.

d)

D) Run fast to win.

139.

Find the participle in the following sentence: 'The broken vase lay on the floor.'

a)

A) The

b)

B) broken

c)

C) vase

d)

D) lay