Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
Lexical verb
A
- can be the only verb
- can license O, PC, PC-comp, (non-) finite clause-comp
- primary + secondary forms
2
Q
Auxiliary
A
- can undergo sub-aux-inversion in interrogative clauses
- closed set
- always have VP-comp
3
Q
Modal auxiliary
A
- can, may, will
- can‘t be the only verb
- negated by adding not
- doesn’t show 3rd pers. sing. Inflection
- only primary forms
- take bare infinitival comp
4
Q
Non-modal auxiliary
A
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