Non-finite clause

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rdf:langString In linguistics, a non-finite clause is a dependent or embedded clause that represents a state or event in the same way no matter whether it takes place before, during, or after text production. In this sense, a non-finite dependent clause represents one process as a circumstance for another without specifying the time when it takes place as in the following examples: Non-Finite Dependent Clauses * I'm going to Broadway to watch a play. * I went to Broadway to watch a play.Finite Dependent Clauses * I'm going to Broadway so I can watch a play. * I went to Broadway so I could watch a play. Similarly, a non-finite embedded clause represents a qualification for something that is being represented as in the following examples: Non-Finite Embedded Clauses * I'm on a street called Bellevue Avenue. * I was on a street called Bellevue Avenue.Finite Embedded Clauses * I'm on a street that is called Bellevue Avenue. * I'm on a street that used to be called Bellevue Avenue. * I was on a street that is called Bellevue Avenue. * I was on a street that used to be called Bellevue Avenue. In meaning-independent descriptions of language, a non-finite clause is a clause whose verbal chain is non-finite; for example, using Priscian's categories for Latin verb forms, in many languages we find texts with non-finite clauses containing infinitives, participles and gerunds. In such accounts, a non-finite clause usually serves a grammatical role – commonly that of a noun, adjective, or adverb – in a greater clause that contains it.