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An auxiliary verb is a grammatical verb that combines with a lexical verb to express grammatical categories such as tense, aspect, mood, modality, voice, agreement, and polarity [1][2]. It typically contributes grammatical rather than primary lexical meaning and forms part of a larger verb phrase or auxiliary verb construction. Auxiliary verbs generally occur with a main verb, which may appear in a non-finite or participial form, although their morphological and syntactic properties vary across languages [1][3]. In English, the principal auxiliary verbs include be, have, and do, together with modal auxiliaries such as can, may, must, and will [1][2].

  • Auxiliary Verb
  • Lexical Verb
  • Verb Phrase
  • Tense
  • Aspect
  • Modality
  • Voice
  • Grammaticalization

References

  1. Bronwyn M Bjorkman. Auxiliaries; Oxford University Press (OUP): Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, 2013. [CrossRef]
  2. Gregory D. S. Anderson; Auxiliary Verb Constructions (and Other Complex Predicate Types): A Functional–Constructional Overview. Lang. Linguist. Compass 2011, 5, 795-828, 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2011.00311.x.
  3. Luis García Fernández; Diego Gabriel Krivochen. 12 Auxiliary verbs; Walter de Gruyter GmbH: Berlin, Germany, 2024; pp. 325-344. [CrossRef]
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