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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What function do the underlined words in this sentence have?

The Mayans may have transported stones over long distances when they built their temples.
  

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It is part of the verb. The entire verb is 3 words: may have transported . " The tense, present perfect , uses the helping verb have .

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  • It is part of the verb.
  • The entire verb is 3 words: may have transported .
  • " The tense, present perfect , uses the helping verb have .
  • " May " is an auxilliary verb which changes the mood from one of certainty to one of possibility.
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It is part of the verb.
The entire verb is 3 words: may have transported.
The main verb is "transport." The tense, present perfect, uses the helping verb have. "May" is an auxilliary verb which changes the mood from one of certainty to one of possibility.
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What function ...?

have has the function of moving the concept may into the past.

The Mayans may transport ... ~ It is possible that the Mayans do transport (now) ...
The Mayans may have transported ... ~ It is possible that the Mayans did transport (then) ...

transported has the function of carrying the basic meaning of t
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the function of have transported is MVP main verb phrase

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Ugh it's on my kids homework and I don't know either

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anonymous The Mayans may have transported stones over long distances when they built their temples.
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