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Do-support (sometimes referred to as do-insertion or periphrastic do), in English grammar, is the use of the auxiliary verb do (or one of its inflected forms e.g. does), to form negated clauses and constructions which require subject–auxiliary inversion, such as questions.
– The sentence formulated with the auxiliary does now allows inversion For details of the use of do , did and does for this and similar purposes, see do -support . For exceptions to the principle that the inverted verb must be an auxiliary, see § Inversion with other types of verb below.
The first English grammar, Bref Grammar for English by William Bullokar, published in 1586, does not use the term "auxiliary" but says: All other verbs are called verbs-neuters-un-perfect because they require the infinitive mood of another verb to express their signification of meaning perfectly: and be these, may, can, might or mought, could, would, should, must, ought, and sometimes, will ...
how did / how would howdy (informal) how do you do / how do you fare how’ll: how will / how shall how’re: how are how’s: how has / how is / how does I’d: I had / I would I’d’ve: I would have / I did have I’d’nt: I would not / I did not I’d’nt’ve (informal) I would not have / I did not have If’n (informal) If and when I’ll
If no other auxiliary verb is present, then dummy auxiliary do (does, did) is normally introduced – see do-support. For example, (8) a. I have gone (affirmative) b. I have not gone (negative; have is the auxiliary) (9) a. He goes (affirmative) b. #He goes not (negative) but that wording is considered archaic and is rarely used.
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(a) Drunks could do so. (do so = put off the customers) (b) Drunks do so. (do so ≠ could put off the customers) The 'a' example suggests that put off the customers is a constituent in the test sentence, whereas the b example fails to suggest that could put off the customers is a constituent, for do so cannot include the meaning of the modal ...
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