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Vincent Teo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Did + base verb
Is the following sentence should be "did + base verb" ? Why should we use "did" ? Should I cross out the verb "did"? Thanks
Peter did park his car near the gate of his house.
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Peter did park his car near the gate of his house. "Did" is used for emphasis here. Syntactically it is optional -- one could simply say "Peter parked his car here".
- Peter did park his car near the gate of his house.
- "Did" is used for emphasis here.
- Syntactically it is optional -- one could simply say "Peter parked his car here".
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Peter did park his car near the gate of his house.
"Did" is used for emphasis here.
Syntactically it is optional -- one could simply say "Peter parked his car here".
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