Inchoateknowledge wrote: there are some oddities I have just dug up in a grammar book and in which you might be interested: Marginal modal auxiliaries: used to, ought to, need, dare used to: He usedn't to smoke. He did not use to smoke. He used

there are some oddities I have just dug up in a grammar book and in which you might be interested: Marginal modal auxiliaries: used to, ought to, need, dare used to: He usedn't to smoke. He did not use to smoke. He used to

Inchoateknowledge wrote: "This is the only form you need fill in" I saw it in a grammar book. Why is it correct? I believe 'need' can only be used this way as modal auxiliary verb when in non-affirmative structures. Is this structure a

"This is the only form you need fill in" I saw it in a grammar book. Why is it correct? I believe 'need' can only be used this way as modal auxiliary verb when in non-affirmative structures. Is this structure a such one? I do not think so.

A. The present perfect in the passive: A new house has been built. Two new houses have been built. B. The perfect infinitive in the passive: The perfect infinitive is usually used with a defective auxiliary (also known as a modal auxiliary).

This is the only form you need fill in. This is the only form you need to fill in. what is the difference? I need to fill in this form. I need fill in this form. Is this sentence correct? Why not? When does 'need' have ordinary verb

Adverbs of manner, probability,..., like angrily, fast (not fastly) badly, nicely..., probably, highly likely, may go in front, mid- or end position. I left the room angrily (in a huff): end position If the adverb is the main focus of the

You call them differently because they are different. Auxiliary verbs (also called Primary auxiliary verbs - to be, to have and to do) form tenses and show Aspect. They can also be lexical verbs and they can be inflected. Modal auxiliary verbs

I think this is the recommended one: -- If I had gone to the supermarket, I would definitely have bought some ham. but others are possible: ---- When there are two or more verb auxiliaries, the adverb usually goes after the first: --

I am studying the verb "wish". It is often followed by a clause in the subjunctive mood. I wonder only state verbs can appear in the clause in the past form, while action verbs must be proceded by a modal auxiliary verb. I wish that I were a