auxiliary
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- noun
- /ɔːɡˈzɪl.jə.ri/
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verbo auxiliar
- Questions involve movement or addition of auxiliaries, and young children frequently produce errors on these elements (Rowland, Pine, Lieven, & Theakston, 2005).
So there's words that that don't really work as auxiliary.
- So there's words that that don't really work as auxiliary.
Examples
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For example, Leonard et al. (2000) studied English-speaking children with SLI who showed optional use of the auxiliary 'is.'
Academic text (2013) -
There are two types of auxiliary verbs: the primary auxiliaries used to form tenses and modals to add modality.
Blog text (31) -
In fact, we probably got the expression modal auxiliary from French.
Blog text (31) -
Every school kid knows "can" is a verb that indicates ability to perform, while "may" is a verbal auxiliary indicating permission to act.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sometimes, Sylvia omits the auxiliary do, especially in questions.
Academic text (2003) -
The result clause of a hypothetical conditional uses verbs with the modal auxiliaries 'would, would have, could, could have,' etc.
Blog text (31) -
The percentage of correct use was 72% for third person singular present -s, 90% for contractible copula be, and 84% for auxiliary be in contractible contexts in spontaneous speech during play.
Academic text (2012) -
In the sentence, she has been waiting for an hour, the verb 'been' is an auxiliary that helps form the present perfect tense.
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An auxiliary verb like 'will' is used to indicate the future tense in the sentence, He will finish the project tomorrow.
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In English, the phrase I can swim uses the verb 'can' as an auxiliary to express ability.
Synonyms
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A verb used with another verb to make tenses, voices, or questions, for example be, have and do
Compounds
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A small motor on a ship that gives extra power or runs equipment like an anchor winch
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A small machine that moves liquid to help the main pump when needed
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A verb used with another verb to make tenses, voices, or questions, for example be, have and do
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A helping verb like can that you use with another verb to show chance, need or time
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A small machine on a ship that makes steam or hot water when the main system is off
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A group that gives money, people, and supplies to a larger violent organisation, not usually carrying out attacks
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Devices that support the main system but are not controlled by its main computer
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A task performed by equipment outside the main computer, for example a printer or external drive
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A submarine that helps scientists study the sea and collect samples
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A device like a hard drive or flash drive that keeps data for a long time
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A helper word used with verbs to show possibility or need, for example can and must
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word auxiliary comes from Latin auxilium, which means 'help'. In grammar an auxiliary is a 'helping' verb that supports the main verb, and that is why we call it an auxiliary.