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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? and Is 'need' a helping verb to the infinitive 'to see.'?
  

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Hi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? '?

— Clive

  • Hi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry!
  • Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'?
  • '?
  • 'Need' is a main verb.
  • (eg you could just as easily follow it with a noun, like 'I need a look at the deviltry.
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Hi,

In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? 'Should' is a modal auxiliary verb



and Is 'need' a helping verb to the infinitive 'to see.'? 'Need' is a main verb. (eg you could just as easily follow it with a noun, like 'I need a look at the deviltry. '



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Dear friend,

'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should. This operator is more specifically known as a central modal, because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs.

'need to see...' consists of two verb phrases - need + to see... Your question concerns the fact that some grammarians express
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