Assertion: verb | /r/HasProperty | auxiliary
Facets:
value: in english
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Their presence can be used to conclude that the verb is an auxiliary, but their absence does not guarantee the converse.
text: A verb which helps another verb to form its tense, voice or mood is called an Auxiliary verb.
text: If there is otherwise no auxiliary, the verb do (does, did) is used as an auxiliary, enabling the inversion.
text: The verb governed by the modal may be another auxiliary (necessarily one that can appear in infinitive form – this includes be and have, but not another modal, except in the non-standard cases described below under § Double modals).
text: Some verbs are in both groups, but there are very few auxiliary verbs in English.
text: You can tell when these verbs are auxiliary if they are teamed with other verbs to complete the verb phrase.
text: A verb which helps another verb to form its tense, voice or mood is called an Auxiliary verb.