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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Had

Hi.

"Oakland would absorb the techies as it had previous migrants, even if this time they were "white people from the midwest". [From The Guardian.]

Is "had' an auxiliary in the sentence?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Is "had' an auxiliary in the sentence? Interesting question. Yes, it remains an auxiliary, even though the main verb 'absorbed' is omitted.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is "had' an auxiliary in the sentence?
  • Interesting question.
  • Yes, it remains an auxiliary, even though the main verb 'absorbed' is omitted.
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AnonymousIs "had' an auxiliary in the sentence?
Interesting question. Yes, it remains an auxiliary, even though the main verb 'absorbed' is omitted.
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Thank you, MM, for your useful reply.
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