Auxiliary (definition)

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An auxiliary verb is a verb used in addition to the lexical verb to describe mood, aspect and voice. Examples of auxiliary verbs in English include do, be and has (e.g. he has gone).

See Also

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAuxiliaryVerb.htm

References

Crystal,David. 2008. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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