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Hi CB,What is defective/modal auxiliary verb?Sorry for asking you too many questions. I hope you will give a touch to all the above questions.Thanks,Jackson

To my home has nothing to do with verbs. To is a preposition here. An answer to your last question is given in a previous post: "The auxiliary forms of need are used primarily in present-tense questions, negations, and conditional clauses." In other words, auxiliary need is normally...

Jackson:#1 "do" is a verb. (auxiliary) not an adverb. "need" is the main verb; the object is the infinitive phrase..("need to" is synonymous with "have to")#2 say is the main verb, Need is an auxiliary verb. Like the auxiliaries can or may, it does not...

Hi,1. Is the no. 2, the one that seems to have an ellipted clause or that seems to contain an implicit conditional correct?1. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of many who might have a chance to see it. OK2. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of...

Hi,1. Is the no. 2, the one that seems to have an ellipted clause or that seems to contain an implicit conditional correct?1. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of many who might have a chance to see it.2. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of anyone...

Thank you. Your explanation makes much sense, yet demands more time to go over.You said: Your examples (below) are all cases of the conditional usage with one or more implicit conditions. The use of would is the signal that the fulfillment of the condition(s) is not currently in effect or not...

Hi,How could a person use the modal "would" correctly? I think the uses of it can be said to be in the categories of "request", "invitation", "conditional" and others. What I have most trouble is the conditional use of the modal "would". Would you...

Some uses: Would functions as a more formal and more polite alternative to will. Would can refer to typical habitual actions and events in the past and often occurs in narratives: Would rather and would sooner are used to talk about preference and/or alternatives. Would versus Should: Should...

This is my take:The use of "would rather" is not restricted by time. In certain aspects, it contains a conditional element as well. Here is some info. Hope that helps your question.<EDITED by mod to credit your source.>

It's not that simple because the main verb of the conditional clause is "think" (present tense). "Love" is a subordinate verb of the conditional clause.