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Verbs play two main functions in clauses: as the main verb, which determines other elements in the clause, or as auxiliary verbs which qualify the meaning of the main verb. There are three classes of verbs - lexical verbs which only function as main verbs, primary verbs which function as both auxiliary and main verbs, and modal verbs which only function as auxiliary verbs. Verbs can take different valency patterns depending on required clause elements, including intransitive, monotransitive, ditransitive, c
- Author
- Kamalesh Siva
- Language
- EN