The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology (ODLT)


non-finite verb
Definition - A verb that is not inflected for person or tense.

Example -


Some types of non-finite verbs:
(1) participles (working poor) and

(2) gerunds (Do you mind my thinking of you?)



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