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| + | A finite clause is a clause whose verb/auxiliary denotes an event/action/state that has a specific tense reference. For example, an English sentence ''I went to school'' is a finite clause because the verb ''went'' describes an action that happened in the past. | ||
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| + | Another property of a finite clause is that it takes a nominative subject. Thus, when the subject of a finite clause is a personal pronoun, it must inflect for nominative Case as in ''I went to school'', as opposed to ''*Me went to school''. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Clause (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Non-Finite (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_verb | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 8 July 2009
A finite clause is a clause whose verb/auxiliary denotes an event/action/state that has a specific tense reference. For example, an English sentence I went to school is a finite clause because the verb went describes an action that happened in the past.
Another property of a finite clause is that it takes a nominative subject. Thus, when the subject of a finite clause is a personal pronoun, it must inflect for nominative Case as in I went to school, as opposed to *Me went to school.
