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Do/does/did is not used in questions 1. with forms of to be : Is he happy? Were they swimming? 2. with perfect and past perfect auxiliaries : Have you seen him? Had it already begun? 3. sometimes with have/has/had when the verb is in the
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cool breeze
7 days ago
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Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to
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gleb_chebrikoff
10 days ago
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Anderew wrote on 24 May 2004: lee wrote on 24 May 2004: Yes, it is. Specifically, it's a conditional clause, which is a type of adverbial clause. Well, it seems that you are terminologically right for once: "Conditional clauses
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cybercypher
5 yr 183 days ago
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lee wrote on 24 May 2004: I'm stumped on how to describe this introductory clause... "Should ... pretty sure it's not inversion...is it an introductory adverbial clause? Yes, it is. Specifically, it's a conditional clause, which
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anderew
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lee wrote on 24 May 2004: I'm stumped on how to describe this introductory clause... "Should you need any help, go to the front desk and ... I'm confused about. I'm not that knowledgable on grammar. I'm pretty sure it's
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cybercypher
5 yr 183 days ago
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