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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Had
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"Not yet gone, but no longer yoked to the constraints of the party machine, many take it as an opportunity to reflect on their years in Westminster with a candour their career had never until then allowed." [From The Guardian.]
Is "had" a lexical verb or the auxiliary one in the verb phrase "had... allowed" in the sentence?
Thank you.
"Not yet gone, but no longer yoked to the constraints of the party machine, many take it as an opportunity to reflect on their years in Westminster with a candour their career had never until then allowed." [From The Guardian.]
Is "had" a lexical verb or the auxiliary one in the verb phrase "had... allowed" in the sentence?
Thank you.
Top answer
It is an auxiliary. Their career had allowed no candour.
- It is an auxiliary.
- Their career had allowed no candour.
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