[Grammar] HELPING VERB USING RULES

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PLEASE SPECIFY THE RULES OF AUXILIARY VERBS AND MAIN VERBS.
 
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Caps Lock off, please; there's no need to shout.

Have you looked at the Similar Threads below?

See also this site.

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why you are replying? if you cannot help me on my causing problems.
this sentance is wright / wrong
 

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why you are replying? if you cannot help me on my causing problems.
this sentance is wright / wrong

Which sentence is right or wrong? You have not asked a specific question.
 
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It's incorrect.
 
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please corrct the same
 

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Gordon, Rover did offer help. He directed you to 'Similar Threads', below. You may find what you need there. If not, you can come back here with a more specific question.
 

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Hello, Gordham Sharma:

You have asked an excellent question. I hope that the links help you.

Here are a few points that I hope you find helpful:

1. Another name for "auxiliary verb" is "helping verb" because it helps the main verb.

a. Mr. X is a teacher. ("Is" is the main verb.)

b. Mr. X is eating. (This time "is" is an auxiliary verb. That is, if I said only "Mr. X eating," you would get the idea, but

I can "help" the main verb ("eating") by saying "is" or "was" or "will be."

c. I study English. ("study" is the main verb.)

i. Note how I can change the meaning by adding an auxiliary verb:

(a) I will study English.
(b) I can study English.
(c) I must study English.

2. A very important function of auxiliary verbs is to make questions and the negative.

a. "Tom loves grammar." We need an auxiliary to make a question:

Does Tom love grammar?
Should Tom love grammar?

b. And for the negative:

I do not know French.
He did not understand.

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Well, I think that you get the idea. If you have a question about a sentence that confuses you, just ask here in the "Ask a Teacher" forum. Many people are eager to help you.


HAVE A NICE DAY!

*One source I consulted was The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (1994) by Ms. Sylvia Chalker and Mr. Edmund Weiner.
 
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