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Any word that denotes an action is Verb. Hence verb is also called "Doing Word".
A verb can be classified into two categories.
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A verb can be classified into two categories.
Verb
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Helping Verb<-------------------------------------------------------->Main Verb
- Helping Verb are of two types:-
- Modals - Do not act as main Verb. For eg. can, could, may, etc. Note: 'Need','Dare' and 'used to' act as marginal auxiliary verbs; 'need' and 'dare' act as both main verb and modal.
- Primary Auxiliary Verb - (Be, Do, Have) They act as both helping verb and main verb.
- Main Verb - The word that expresses an act or occurrence. A main verb is sometimes preceded by an auxiliary verb.
'Used to' acts as both 'modal' and 'adjective'.
- Auxiliary Verbs: They are used in addition to other verbs. These are also called helping verbs.
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs: They are also called helping verbs. can, could, may, might, shall, will, would, should, must and ought to are called Modal Auxiliary verbs.
E.g.: 1. (a). She can run fast. ( "Can" is Modal and "run" is Main verb )
(b). You should study English. ("Should" is Modal and "study" is Main verb)
- Marginal Auxiliary Verbs: Used to, need and dare are Marginal Auxiliary verbs. These modals can be used as a main verb(Need & Dare) or an adjective (Used to) in a sentence.
- E.g: 1.
- (a). I am used to sleeping late at night.("am" is Helping verb "Used to" is Adjective and sleeping is Gerund)
- Example Type 2
- (a). I need you.("need" is main verb)
- (b). You need not come tomorrow.(Here, "need" acts as a Helping verb and "come" Direct infinitive)
- Example Type 3
- (a). She does not dare to come home late.("dare" is Main Verb and "to come" infinitive)
- (b). I dare not enter his room without permission.(Here, "dare" is Helping verb and enter is Direct infinitive)
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