Is an auxiliary verb needed in those sentences? if If not, why? No, because you can't invert and {verb}. You can't invert because the question word is in the of the sentence. (If you inverted, the question word would no longer be first,

What does have a larger surface than all the dry land on earth? How much water does go directly back into the sea? This is my approach and grammatical opinion: This particular context of your sentence doesn't needs an aux. verb.

Hello I just read these sentences: The pacific ocean has a larger surface than all the dry land on earth. Most of the water goes directly back into the sea. And I want to make a question for them. Which ones are correct: What does have a larger

v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

Neither sentence is correct. Not is in the wrong place. I should not have r u n is right. Should is a defective auxiliary and thus an infinitive must be used after it. There are two infinitives in the active voice and another two in the passive.

Could someone please check I have the right terminology for these words I will list first the terminology I have to use, then I will write the words and the terminology I think it is in red next to each word. Most of them are simple enough but

CalifJim , Thank you for your very helpful answer! It provides a nice and very useful recipe for forming a question which rests on a gappy statement! And it definitely helped me a lot in further clarifying my question and to reframe it in your

Hi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? 'Should' is a modal auxiliary verb and Is 'need' a helping verb to

This sentence looks wrong to me...Please help and tell me why! They have appeared on message boards and in blogs, and spread by word of mouth. Hello Yes, you are correct in thinking that something is wrong with that

Hello everyone, I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Hi, You