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The auxiliary verb do , outside a negative or interrogative sentence, is often used for emphasis. " "But I did attend, and my name wasn't one of the choices.
- The auxiliary verb do , outside a negative or interrogative sentence, is often used for emphasis.
- " "But I did attend, and my name wasn't one of the choices.
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The auxiliary verb do, outside a negative or interrogative sentence, is often used for emphasis.
"In order to qualify for the prize, you needed to attend the meeting."
"But I did attend, and my name wasn't one of the choices.
"In order to qualify for the prize, you needed to attend the meeting."
"But I did attend, and my name wasn't one of the choices.
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Sort of. If you say "He did attend the meeting", you would be emphasising the word DID. You might say that if someone else said "He DIDN'T attend the meeting" and you wanted to correct him, by replacing DIDN'T with DID.
Otherwise, you would just say "He attended the meeting".
Saying "He did attend the meeting" by itself isn't WRONG, but it's not natural. You would only add the DID if you w
Otherwise, you would just say "He attended the meeting".
Saying "He did attend the meeting" by itself isn't WRONG, but it's not natural. You would only add the DID if you w
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