In which of the following sentences is the underlined verb a finite verb?
(A) Rani sings bhajans at the temple every Tuesday evening.
(B) Seeing the dark clouds, Gopi drove his goats back to the shed.
(C) The tailor stitched my blouse in just two days.
(D) Swimming in the village pond is not allowed during the rains.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Rani sings bhajans at the temple every Tuesday evening. — Correct.
- A finite verb has a subject and shows the tense. “Sings” has the subject “Rani” and shows the present tense. So it is a finite verb.
(B) Seeing the dark clouds, Gopi drove his goats back to the shed. — Incorrect.
- “Seeing” is a present participle. It has no subject or tense of its own, so it is non-finite. The finite verb is “drove”.
(C) The tailor stitched my blouse in just two days. — Correct.
- “Stitched” has the subject “the tailor” and shows the past tense. So it is a finite verb.
(D) Swimming in the village pond is not allowed during the rains. — Incorrect.
- “Swimming” is a gerund, the subject of “is”. It shows no tense, so it is non-finite.