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Edyguards Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which One is the Main Verb and Auxiliary Verb?

Suppose if I have this sentence : " Getting the best advice from a professional health care practitioner"

Does anyone know which part is subject, the main verb, gerund and object?

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Top answer

It is not a complete sentence.

  • It is not a complete sentence.
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It is not a complete sentence.
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Okay, so what do you think about this one, " Getting the best advice from a professional health care practitioner will help you to recover faster"? Hope this sentence is now completed.
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Right, that is now a complete sentence. The main verb is "help", and its subject is "Getting the best advice from a professional health care practitioner". "will" is an auxiliary verb. ,
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Can you explain more about this phrase " getting the best advice from a professional health care practitioner"? Is it similar with this one " get the best advice from a professional health care practitioner"?
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"getting the best advice from a professional health care practitioner" is a noun phrase. It denotes the action that is performed when you "get the best advice from a professional health care practitioner". It is made into a noun to satisfy the grammar of the sentence (specifically, so it can be the subject of the verb "help").

"getting" is a so-called "gerund" (a noun that denotes the act

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