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MaanuMp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Auxilary 'do' before verb

What is the significance of using the auxilary verb 'do' before a verb as in the statement below?

I do believe.

Can somebody explain the grammatical rule?
  

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Hi, What is the significance of using the auxilary verb 'do' before a verb as in the statement below? I do believe. Can somebody explain the grammatical rule?

— Clive

  • Hi, What is the significance of using the auxilary verb 'do' before a verb as in the statement below?
  • I do believe.
  • Can somebody explain the grammatical rule?
  • We use 'do' more often with the negative, eg I do not believe you.
  • In the positive, it adds emphasis to the more common form 'I believe'.
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Hi,

What is the significance of using the auxilary verb 'do' before a verb as in the statement below?




I do believe.




Can somebody explain the grammatical rule?

We use 'do' more often with the negative, eg I do not believe you.



In the positive, it adds emphasis to the more common form 'I believe'.
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We use do before verb to give emphasize on something.

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MaanuMpthe significance of using the auxilary auxiliary verb 'do' before a verb

The most frequent use of 'do' in an affirmative is to deny a negation.

— Leonard doesn't understand calculus.
— Not so. He does understand it.

CJ

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