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Krish_na Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Does not be?

" he does not generally be there" this is grammatically incorrect ,can anyone tell me why?
  

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Because "be" is an auxiliary verb and has a negative form, that's why it is incorrect to use the auxiliary "doesn't" before "be". The correct sentence is "He is not generally there"

  • Because "be" is an auxiliary verb and has a negative form, that's why it is incorrect to use the auxiliary "doesn't" before "be".
  • The correct sentence is "He is not generally there"
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Because "be" is an auxiliary verb and has a negative form, that's why it is incorrect to use the auxiliary "doesn't" before "be".

The correct sentence is

"He is not generally there"

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