What is the grammatical term for this part of sentence?

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I think I need some cash to pay off my debt.I think we must help everyone.What is the bolded called?

Laborious · Accepted Answer

AnonymousWhat is the bolded called?

The bolded part in your each sentence has two different words that belong to two different categories. The I in your first sentence is called / known as a pronoun, a personal pronoun, which is always capitalized and the word next to it, i.e. 'need' is a main verb (in that sentence).

Of your second sentence, the word 'we' is also a (personal) pronoun and the word 'must' is one of those verbs that are called modal auxiliary verbs. It is called a modal auxiliary verb, as you can see in your example, because it helps or assists the main verbs (in your example the main verb is 'help') to convey an additional meaning.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, but there is one problem now. We have 2 subjects and 2 main verb in each sentence.

Fivejedjon · Answer

AnonymousYes, but there is one problem now. We have 2 subjects and 2 main verb in each sentence.

"I think I need some cash to pay off my debt" said John as Mary put down the book..

Now we have four. There is no limit.

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