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Danil Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"But the difference does exist" or "But the different is exist."

This is a bit confused me again. When I should use "does" and when I should use "is" . I can't find a rule in the internet. Sorry Emotion: crying

Can I say: "Is that right?" or I should say: "Does that right?"

I can't formulate senten?e, for searching in google, so I have created here.
  

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But the difference does exist. Is that right?

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  • But the difference does exist.
  • Is that right?
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But the difference does exist.
Is that right?
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Rule: "Do" is a helping verb, used with another verb (base form) for questions and emphasis.
"Be" is also a helping verb, but it is used with the main verb participles, not the base form of the verb.

Does he go?
Did she go with him?

Is he gone? (past participle)
Is he going? (present participle)

"Be" can be a main verb in questions
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Thank you for explaining!

AlpheccaStars,

when we use "is" we should use "is" with past participle or present participle? I mean, the verb "BE" we should use with part participle or with present participle? (does "to be" is same as "be"?) Did I understand you right ?

But, in this case, can I say: "Is that right?"
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GPYBut the difference does exist.Is that right?
Yes, that is right. But I still can't understand, how do you determine, that you should use exactly "does" instead of "is"?
What are you notice for?

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DanilYes, that is right. But I still can't understand, how do you determine, that you should use exactly "does" instead of "is"?What are you notice for?
"Is that right?" is the question form of "That is right". The word "right" is an adjective. Adjectives are linked to their subjects by the verb "be" (or other linking verb), not the verb "do".

In "But
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I should have mentioned that "Does that right?" is actually a valid sentence, with "right" as a verb meaning "return to an upright or correct position". This is an unusual thing to say -- much, much less common than "Is that right?", and of course with a completely different meaning.
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Danilwhen we use "is" we should use "is" with past participle or present participle? I mean, the verb "BE" we should use with past participle or with present participle?
Yes. These are the verb forms that use "be" as a helping verb. (By "be", I mean all the simple forms of "be": is, am, are, was, were)
DanilBut, in this case, can
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