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Straydog Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

The function of "was"

Hi, my grammar guide has tied me up in knots. Can anyone help with the following question?

In the sentence "The last sport I played was football" what function does "was" play? Is it an auxiliary verb? How does it relate to the rest of the sentence?

Thanks in advance.
  

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I think it's like this: Football was the last sport which i played. So "was" is a normal full verb in the main clause und you have a relative clause with another verb. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

— Anonymous

  • I think it's like this: Football was the last sport which i played.
  • So "was" is a normal full verb in the main clause und you have a relative clause with another verb.
  • Please correct me if i'm wrong.
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I think it's like this:

Football was the last sport which i played.

So "was" is a normal full verb in the main clause und you have a relative clause with another verb.

Please correct me if i'm wrong.
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Yup.

[My favorite sport] is football.

[The last sport I played] was football.

The part in brackets is the noun phrase, the subject of the sentence.

So "was" is the verb, just like Anon said.
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Thanks for your help, very much appreciated.
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