These trees show the finite verb as the root of all sentence structure.
The subject is again dependent of the finite verb.
In such cases then, one can take the first criterion as the most telling; the subject should agree with the finite verb.
The nominative case indicates the subject of a finite verb: We went to the store.
In this regard, it is important to understand that the V2 principle focuses on the finite verb only.
The present participle can never substitute for a finite verb.
They are formed using the finite verb in its preterite (simple past) form.
A group of words containing a finite verb and functioning as a noun does.
In English grammar, a simple sentence consists of a subject and a finite verb.
Emphasis is placed on the word or phrase immediately preceding the finite verb.