Which of the following sentences contain two non-finite verbs? Select all that apply.

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Non-finite verbs do not show tense or subject agreement; they cannot function as the main tense-marked verb of an independent clause. The common non-finite types are infinitives (to + verb), present and past participles (e.g., running, eaten), and gerunds (verb+ing used as a noun).

Step-by-step analysis of each sentence, identifying all verbs and classifying them:

A) "Most people in attendance forgot to sign the guestbook."
- Verbs: forgot (past-tense main verb) — finite; to sign (infinitive) — non-finite.
- Count of non-finite verbs: 1 (to sign). Therefore A does not contain two non-finite verbs.

B) "The cellphone that I bought last week no longer makes calls."
- Verbs: bought (in the relative clause "that I bought last week" — past tense of buy) — finite; makes (present-tense main verb) — finite.
- Note: bought here is not a past participle used in a perfect construction; it is the finite past-tense verb of the clause. Count of non-finite verbs: 0. Therefore B is not correct.

C) "But are the restaurants open?"
- Verbs: are (present-tense copula) — finite. open functions as an adjective/predicate complement, not a verb here.
- Count of non-finite verbs: 0. Therefore C is not correct.

D) "John tried to fix the fridge, and Bill tried to play the piano."
- Clause 1 verbs: tried (past tense, finite); to fix (infinitive) — non-finite.
- Clause 2 verbs: tried (past tense, finite); to play (infinitive) — non-finite.
- Total count of non-finite verbs in the sentence: 2 (to fix, to play). Therefore D contains two non-finite verbs.

Why the correct answer is correct: Sentence D explicitly contains two infinitives (to fix, to play), both non-finite, while the other sentences contain at most one non-finite verb or none. None of these (option) is incorrect because D does meet the requirement.

Final confirmation: the correct choice is Sentence D.

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