DISCOVERING GRAMMAR / 17 He intends to write to his mother. She is running for a train. They have swum across the river. REVISING THE POINTS PRACTISING WHAT YOU’VE LEARNT ◆ Each sentence must contain at least one finite verb. ◆ The finite verb must be linked to the noun or pronoun which is the subject of the sentence. ◆ The present participle can be connected to the verb ‘to be’ to make a finite verb. ◆ The past participle can be connected to the verb ‘to have’ to make a finite verb. ◆ Nouns can be replaced by pronouns. ◆ An autobiography is written in the 1st person because the author is telling his or her own story. ◆ A biography is written in the 3rd person. It is the story of someone’s life told by another person. ◆ A novel can be written in either the 1st or 3rd person. ◆ An instruction manual always uses the ‘understood’ 2nd person as it gives instructions to the reader. (a) The harassed housewife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) Sarah............................. 1. Complete the following sentences: