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| What a mess it is! What = aux- a mess = subject complement it = subject is = verb She thought the book a bore, despite the good reviews She = subject thought = verb the book = direct object a bore = object complement despite the good reviews = object complement |
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| What is not an auxiliary because, according to David Crystal, there are #types of auxiliaries : 1. The main auxiliaries ý V to be ý V to have ý V to do The second type is Modal verbs The third type is called marginals or semi auxiliaries The ypes of transitivity are * Transitive * Intransitive *Di-transitive * pseodo-intransitive |
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