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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Stron/weak

Sir,

What is weak and strong auxillary?

Is it realated to contraction?

I am a boy.("am" stron auxillary).

I'm a boy . (here 'm weak auxillary).

Thanks.
  

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). p. of 'help', you add -ed to make 'helped'.

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  • ).
  • p.
  • of 'help', you add -ed to make 'helped'.
  • It is therefore a 'weak' verb.
  • p.
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Hello Hanuman

(I'm not entirely certain about this, since these are not phrases I'm familiar with, but your post is drifting unanswered towards page 4, so I'll do my best.)

I would take 'strong' in the context of verbs to mean 'verbs that don't simply add '-ed' in the past participle (p.p.).

For instance, to make the p.p. of 'help', you add -ed to make 'helped'. It i
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I have never heard of this. What does your book say about it?
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My guess;
what Hanuman asked would be phonologically strong and weak forms of some auxiliary verbs.
I am -> I'm
You are -> You're
He is -> He's
I have -> I've
I had -> I'd
I will -> I'll
I would -> I'd

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