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 ==== finite and non-finite clauses ====
-* refer to types of clauses with verbs that either show or do not show "tense" (past, present future)
+* distinguishes between clauses with finite verbs (subject-verb) and those with an implied but not present verb (represented by a non-finite verb)
-** that grammarians refer these clauses in the context of "tense"
+* grammarians refer to these clauses in the context of "tense"
-* = clause use of finite and non-finite verbs
 * a finite clause shows tense and is usually an IC
 ** ex. "Trey sent that text yesterday"
 * non-finite clause does not show tense and is usually a DC
-* non-finite clause adds information to the main clause (IC), but without marking "tense" (past, present or future)
+** non-finite clause adds information to the main clause (IC), but without marking "tense" (past, present or future)
-** it is the IC that shows the tense:
+*** it is the IC that shows the tense:
-** ex. Working hard, Jeremiah finished his project on time last night"
+**** "She watched the little girl play with a hoolahoop"
-* the utility of these
+***** "She watched" = finite-clause
-* see https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/clauses-finite-and-non-finite
+***** "little girl play with a hoolahoop" = non-finite clause
+**** note that this non-finite clause may also be expressed as a participial phrase:
+***** "She watched the little girl playing with a hoolahoop"
+****** (which also creates a potential misplaced modifier, as in this case it becomes unclear who was "playing with the hoolahop, "she" (who watched) or the "girl"
+* for more:
+** see https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/clauses-finite-and-non-finite
+** [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/532617/non-finite-clause-vs-phrase#:~:text=Not%20in%20grammatical%20terms.%20A%20clause%20is%20not,have%20a%20predicate%20consisting%20of%20a%20verb%20phrase. Non-finite clause vs phrase] (stackexchange)
 ==== noun clause ====