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Pb2003 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
you'd/ I don't want to go YOU HAD ? PHRASAL VERB ?
1) you'd . Where does you'd stand for ? You had ?
2) I don't want to go. Is "want to" a phrasal verb or is "want" a main verb ?
2) I don't want to go. Is "want to" a phrasal verb or is "want" a main verb ?
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1) It can be "you would" or "you had" and context will tell you which one applies. 2) I'm terrible at these. Rather than reveal my ignorance, I'll let one of the REAL grammar geeks explain this one.
- 1) It can be "you would" or "you had" and context will tell you which one applies.
- 2) I'm terrible at these.
- Rather than reveal my ignorance, I'll let one of the REAL grammar geeks explain this one.
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1) It can be "you would" or "you had" and context will tell you which one applies.
2) I'm terrible at these. Rather than reveal my ignorance, I'll let one of the REAL grammar geeks explain this one.
2) I'm terrible at these. Rather than reveal my ignorance, I'll let one of the REAL grammar geeks explain this one.
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"I don't want to go." (= I do not want to go.)
do = auxiliary needed in this negative clause, present tense
want = plain/bare present infinitive, or infinitive without a to particle, which has been omitted due to do
These two verbs can be said to be the main verb of the sentence. Please note that unlike many other languages, in English the term predic
do = auxiliary needed in this negative clause, present tense
want = plain/bare present infinitive, or infinitive without a to particle, which has been omitted due to do
These two verbs can be said to be the main verb of the sentence. Please note that unlike many other languages, in English the term predic
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