Question

Choose the non-finite verb from the sentence:
My mother ate the roasted almonds with some other nuts.

• A. ate
• B. roasted
• C. with
• D. some

Answer 1

The correct option is B roasted

The verbs that do not explain the tense of the sentence and do not agree with the subject are called non-finite verbs. Non-finite verbs are usually infinitives, gerunds and participles.

Option A - 'Ate' explains to us that the sentence is in past tense and hence it is a finite verb. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'With' is a preposition and not a verb. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Some' is a determiner and not a verb. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option B - Though 'roasted' is the past form of the verb, it is a non-finite verb here as it doesn't explain the tense of the sentence and doesn't even agree with the subject. Hence, option B is the correct answer.