Answer:

Sure! Here are the phrasal verbs found in the provided sentences:

1. **Swimming** is one of the best exercises.

Phrasal verb: None

2. He loves **to walk in** the garden.

Phrasal verb: **walk in** (meaning: to stroll or move around inside a particular area)

3. It was a tiring **walk home**.

Phrasal verb: **walk home** (meaning: to walk to one's home)

4. **Jumped** the red light.

Phrasal verb: **jump** (in this context, it means to pass quickly through or over)

5. Would you like **to draw** a picture?

Phrasal verb: **draw** (meaning: to create an image or artwork)

6. The children **went out** to play.

Phrasal verb: **go out** (meaning: to leave a place, especially for leisure or recreation)

7. **Helping** others **is** an attribute.

Phrasal verb: None

8. **Reading** is their favourite pastime.

Phrasal verb: None

9. **Walking** is a good exercise.

Phrasal verb: None

10. We **ate** baked vegetables for dinner.

Phrasal verb: **eat** (in this context, it simply means to consume food)

Please note that some sentences may not contain phrasal verbs, but they can still have other types of verbs or phrases. Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs to create a different meaning from the original verb. In this list, only a few sentences contain phrasal verbs.

Answer:

Here is an exercise to get you started. Locate the verbs in the following sentences and identify if they are finite or non-finite verbs.

1. I had alfredo pasta for lunch today.

2. They brought us some homemade cookies.

3. Getting down from his caravan, A. R. Rahman waved to his fans.

4. My parents have decided to move to New Zealand by the end of this year.

5. The waves kept hitting the rocks at regular intervals.

6. Noorin was happy to be there at her best friend’s wedding.

7. Peaches is the name of the baby mammoth in the movie ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’.

8. Waking up from my nap, I realised I was late to pick up my son from school.

9. Martha was listening to her favourite songs as she continued to work.

10. Chandra’s phone screen was broken.

11. The teacher noticed that the students were not ready for the test, so she let them revise.

12. As it was raining, the programme was cancelled.

13. There are no more copies left.

14. Mazeeka texted Divya the moment their favourite song started playing.

15. The children were playing cricket.

16. Nobody knew where Dennis was hiding.

17. Being sick, Adarsh decided to take a day off.

18. When we arrived at the airport, we found out that our flight had already left.

19. Heera, amazed at my writing, congratulated and encouraged me to keep writing more such pieces.

20. Gowri figured out a way to combine both our choices and set up a themed party.

Answers for Exercise 1

1. I had alfredo pasta for lunch today.

Finite verb – Had

2. They brought us some homemade cookies.

Finite verb – Brought

3. Getting down from his caravan, A. R. Rahman waved to his fans.

Finite verb – Waved

Non-finite verb – Getting down

4. My parents have decided to move to New Zealand by the end of this year.

Finite verb – Have decided

Non-finite verb – To move

5. The waves kept hitting the rocks at regular intervals.

Finite verb – Kept

Non-finite verb – Hitting

6. Noorin was happy to be there at her best friend’s wedding.

Finite verb – Was

Non-finite verb – To be

7. Peaches is the name of the baby mammoth in the movie ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’.

Finite verb – Is

8. Waking up from my nap, I realised I was late to pick up my son from school.

Finite verb – Realised, was

Non-finite verb – Waking up, to pick up

9. Martha was listening to her favourite songs as she continued to work.

Finite verb – Was listening, continued

Non-finite verb – To work

10. Chandra’s phone screen was broken.

Finite verb – Was

11. The teacher noticed that the students were not ready for the test, so she let them revise.

Finite verb – Noticed, were not, let

Non-finite verb – Revise

12. As it was raining, the programme was cancelled.

Finite verb – Was raining, was cancelled

13. There are no more copies left.

Finite verb – Are

14. Mazeeka texted Divya the moment their favourite song started playing.

Finite verb – Texted, started

Non-finite verb – Playing

15. The children were playing cricket.

Finite verb – Were playing

16. Nobody knew where Dennis was hiding.

Finite verb – Knew, Was hiding

17. Being sick, Adarsh decided to take a day off.

Finite verb – Decided

Non-finite verb – Being, to take

18. When we arrived at the airport, we found out that our flight had already left.

Finite verb – Arrived, found out, had left

19. Heera, amazed at my writing, congratulated and encouraged me to keep writing more such pieces.

Finite verb – Congratulated, encouraged

Non-finite verb – Amazed, to keep, writing

20. Gowri figured out a way to combine both our choices and set up a themed party.

Finite verb – Figured out, set up

Non-finite verb – To combine