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Youssefdir Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
do is the verb?
Hello,
the sentence is "I do not like him." Which is the verb, do or like?
I think grammatically "do" is the verb, while semantically "like" is the verb. do you agree?
the sentence is "I do not like him." Which is the verb, do or like?
I think grammatically "do" is the verb, while semantically "like" is the verb. do you agree?
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I think grammatically "do" is the verb, while semantically "like" is the verb. do you agree? 'do like' is the whole verb.
- I think grammatically "do" is the verb, while semantically "like" is the verb.
- do you agree?
- 'do like' is the whole verb.
- It consists of an auxiliary verb and a lexical verb.
- In such cases only the auxiliary is inflected for person and/or tense (if inflection is needed).
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youssefdir Hello,the sentence is "I do not like him." Which is the verb, do or like?I think grammatically "do" is the verb, while semantically "like" is the verb. do you agree?'do like' is the whole verb. It consists of an auxiliary verb and a lexical verb. In such cases only the auxiliary is inflected for person and/or tense (if inflection is needed).
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