Question

Identify the non-finite verb in the following sentence:
Mother took out a crumpled letter from the drawer.

• A. crumpled
• B. took
• C. crumpled, took
• D. from

Answer 1

The correct option is A crumpled

Non-finite verbs are those verbs that do not show tense. They do not occur as the main verbs of a sentence or clause. In fact, non-finite verbs are used to perform the functions of other forms of words like adjectives, nouns, or adverbs. Examples include infinitives, gerunds, and participles.

Option A is correct. In the given sentence, "crumpled" is a past participle. Participles are those non-finite verbs which are modifications of the verb in such a way that they become adjectives, and they describe another noun in the sentence. Thus "crumpled" is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the letter. It is a non-finite verb.

Options B is incorrect as "took" is a finite verb. It exhibits tense, namely, Simple past tense.

Option C is incorrect because crumpled is a non-finite verb, but "took" is not. It is a finite verb.

Option D is incorrect because "from" is not a verb. It is a preposition.