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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the underlined words is NOT a helping verb? A. John's dog must be checked for fleas. B. We can go to the movies on Saturday. C. The girls will be in the pageant. D. Her mother would like to have everyone over for dinner. A is not right

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

Helping verbs are the helping hand of the verb family. Think of them like an assistant. They provide extra meaning to the main verb in a sentence, and together, the two form a verb phrase. A verb phrase is still viewed as a singular part of speech: a verb. B. We can go to the movies on Saturday.

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

Primary helping verbs The primary helping verbs are be, do, and have. They’re called primary because they can help main verbs or they can actually be the main verb. Here are some examples of the primary verbs being used as helping verbs. B. We can go to the movies on Saturday. the Go is not a helping verb

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

1. Can, could. 2. May, might. 3. Will, would. 4. Shall, should. 5. Must. are the helping verbs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (dominantvampire):

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