III.

Post modification by non-fine clauses 

A non-finite clause is a subordinate clause that depends on a to-infinitive or a participle.

It does not show tense, which means it does not show the time at which something
happened and contains a verb.

A nonfinite clause includes a secondary verb - a verb not inflected for tense, person or
number (e.g., infinitival, gerundial or past participial verb form) - and occasionally a
subject (e.g., his, him for). A nonfinite clause is a dependent clause, which can serve as a
subject, a verbal complement, a prepositional complement, or a noun complement.

There are three types of nonfinite clauses: -ing participle clauses, -ed participle clauses
and to-infinitive clauses.

1.  -ing participle clauses 

2.  -ed participle clauses 

Comparison between –ing clauses and –ed clauses

3. To-infinitive clauses