The auxiliary verb do
Hello everyone. I have a question.
Regarding the following dialogue:
Mark : Sorry, Ms. White. I left my homework at home.
Ms. White: This is the second time this week. If you do again, I'll call your mother.
Mark : All right, Ms. White. I promise I'll never forget it.
How does the second sentence of Mark's statement sound to you? Does it sound natural?
A fried of mine argues that the word "do" in the sentence is an auxiliary verb and works to represent the verb phrase "leave your homework at home." Is his idea correct?
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seagull How does the second sentence of Mark's statement sound to you? Does it sound natural? No, not to my ear.
- seagull How does the second sentence of Mark's statement sound to you?
- Does it sound natural?
- No, not to my ear.
- We'd say If you do it again or If you do that again .
- There may be other opinions about this.
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seagullHow does the second sentence of Mark's statement sound to you? Does it sound natural?
No, not to my ear. We'd say If you do it again or If you do that again.
There may be other opinions about this.
seagullA fried of mine argues that the word "do" in the sentence is an auxiliary verb and works to repres
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