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* has a subject | * has a subject | ||
* finite verbs form the core of a sentence or clause | * finite verbs form the core of a sentence or clause | ||
* "is" and "are" are finite verbs | |||
** = conjugation of the verb "to be", which is a linking verb | |||
** IDENTIFY them in a sentence, then match them to their subject | |||
* dependent clauses have finite verbs, so identify the subject-verb match in a dependent clause in order not to confuse it with the subject-verb match of the main or independent clause | |||
** ex. ''The thing I like most about her is her sunny attitude'' | |||
*** S-V of main clause = Thing + is | |||
*** S-V of relative clause = I + like | |||
==== Non-finite verb ==== | ==== Non-finite verb ==== | ||