Which word is the VERB in...

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Find the verb! ;-)
 

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There are two. ;-)
 

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Indeed. ;-)
 

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tow verbs?!
which one and which?
i just find one only
 

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'Can' 'tell'. ;-)
 

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That makes two in my book.;-)
 

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henry said:
Two verbs. But one of them ( "can") is model verb.

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Indeed, the two verbs are can and tell. Interestingly, in English you do not use a infinitive after the "can".
 

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hi red 5 please tell me that how can i ask my question please

I don't know what the question is, but say:
Please tell me how I can (or should) ask my question.

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Hi Red5,
What's the point asking to find one if there are two? If this is a kind of English humour I'm too thick to get it. All at sea.:roll:
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Hi Red5,
What's the point asking to find one if there are two? If this is a kind of English humour I'm too thick to get it. All at sea.:roll:
Rgs

Well, that way a person has two chances to get it right. ;-)

It's a good question. Only Tdol really knows why he picked that sentence.

(Learners--do you know what "all at sea" means?)

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