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An auxiliary verb is a verb used in addition to the lexical verb to describe [[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] and voice. Examples of auxiliary verbs in English include do, be and has (he ''has'' gone).
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An '''auxiliary verb''' is a verb used in addition to the lexical verb to describe [[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] and [[Voice (definition)|voice]]. Examples of auxiliary verbs in English include ''do'', ''be'' and ''has'' (e.g. ''he ''has'' gone'').
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==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb
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==References==
 
==References==
 
*Crystal,David. 2008. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
 
*Crystal,David. 2008. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Revision as of 02:54, 16 September 2009

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).

External Links

References

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