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Another set of patterns occurred to me. These sometimes give learners trouble, and it's a good idea to practice them until they are automatic. They are drills on 'subject pronoun + auxiliary verb' contractions. Type X1: he's, she's, I'm, you're, we're, they're Type X2: he'll, she'll,...

Hi, First of all, write a headline to your essay because the effect of gap between rich and poor is the subject of the argumentative esssay it is not a headline.In your first paragraph you don't tell us what you will talk about I mean, there is a gap between them but what kind of a gap is...

Hi redliddyI am not so sure what to say about your 'Others' group but the difference between 'Modals' and 'Semi-modals' is very clear. I have always called 'modals' defective auxiliaries, by the way, but I do know that your term is also used.With the modals you never use do in questions and...

Thanks a lot, folks!! Now I understood the difference between the two sentences!! And sorry for the misspelled of the auxiliary verb in the negative (although I typed right in the subject line!! ) Cheers PS: CB, so you have already been to Rio!! That's very nice!! I guess you enjoyed it, as...

either is not correct. adverb: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning. Negative statements are formed by placing not after the auxiliary: I do not like pizza. I do not hate pizza

Pieanne wrote:Hello, Anon! Nona doesn't seem to be online presently, so allow me to butt in... First of all, don't mix a "sentence" and a "clause". There can be only one conjugated verb in a clause, but a sentence can be composed of several clauses: "When she saw I was there, she got up,...

Hello, Anon! Nona doesn't seem to be online presently, so allow me to butt in... First of all, don't mix a "sentence" and a "clause". There can be only one conjugated verb in a clause, but a sentence can be composed of several clauses: "When she saw I was there, she got up, gathered her clothes...

The passage below has been taken from American Heritage Book of English. ought as auxiliary verb. Ought is an auxiliary verb that usually takes to with its accompanying verb: We ought to go. Sometimes the accompanying verb is dropped if the meaning is clear: Should we begin soon? Yes, we...

dare is a marginal modal auxiliary. It can be used as a modal auxiliary with bare infinitive and without the inflected forms or as a main verbs with or without to inf and with inflected forms. He dare(s) (to) go. Dare you go? He dared not go. The modal usage is restricted to nonassertive...

Milky wrote: I have agreed that certain BE speaking individuals do not follow the must subjective/have to objective line and that their use may be either regional, idiolectic, or influenced by AE use. This is like saying "All swans are white, except the ones that are black. Nonetheless, all...