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Mariyam Damanik : A Brief Description Of English Primary Auxiliary Verbs, 2010. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERBS A PAPER BY MARIYAM DAMANIK Reg. No. 062202080 DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2009
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Mariyam Damanik : A Brief Description Of English Primary Auxiliary Verbs, 2010.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PRIMARY

AUXILIARY VERBS

A PAPER

BY

MARIYAM DAMANIK

Reg. No. 062202080

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

MEDAN

2009

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Approved by

Supervisor

Drs. M. Syafi’i Siregar, MA

NIP: 131570497

Submitted to Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera Utara

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for DIPLOMA (D-III) in English.

Approved by

Head of Program Study

Dra. Syahyar Hanum, DPFE

NIP: 130702287

Approved by the Diploma III of English Study Program,

Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara

As a paper for the Diploma (D-III) examination.

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Accepted by the Boards of Examiner in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

the D-III Examination of the Diploma III of English Study Program, Faculty of

Letters, University of Sumatera Utara.

The examination is held on…………………….

Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara

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Board of Examiner and Reader:

Examiner : Drs. M. Syafi’i Siregar, MA.

Reader : Dra. Persadanta Br Karo

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I am, MARIYAM DAMANIK, to declare that I am the sole author of this paper.

Except where reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no

material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by

paper which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.

No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main

text of the paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another

degree in any tertiary education.

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NAME : MARIYAM DAMANIK

TITLE THIS PAPER : A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH

PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERBS

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of the librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Letters USU on

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ABSTRAK

Auxiliary verbs adalah kata kerja bantu yang terletak sebelum kata kerja dasar untuk membentuk tense ( bentuk waktu ), voice ( ragam grammatical ) dan lain-lainnya. Auxiliary verbs juga disebut special verbs or anomalous verbs ( kata kerja menyimpang ) karena fungsi atau penggunaan dari kata-kata kerja bantu tersebut khusus dan sangat berlainan ( menyimpang ) dengan fungsi atau kegunaan kata kerja yang biasanya. Salah satu jenis auxiliary verbs adalah Primary Auxiliary Verbs. Primary Auxiliary Verbs adalah kata kerja bantu yang sering muncul didalam setiap kalimat dalam Bahasa Inggris. Ada tiga bentuk Primary Auxilliary Verbs yaitu “ to be ” yaitu is, am, are, was, were. “ to have ” yaitu have, has, had dan “ to do ” yaitu do, does, did. Ketiga bentuk ini memiliki fungsi masing-masing. Namun, bentuk-bentuk ini bisa berfungsi sebagai kata kerja dasar ( main verb ) atau kata kerja bantu ( auxiliary verb ). Dalam kertas karya ini, penulis mengangkat judul “ A Brief Description of English Primary Auxiliary Verbs ” untuk memerikan bentuk dan penggunaan primary auxiliary verbs dalam struktur bahasa Inggris. Metode yang digunakan dalam kertas karya ini adalah metode kepustakaan atau library research dan membaca buku-buku yang mendukung topik ini. Dengan penjelasan tentang primary auxiliary verbs ini, penulis berharap kertas karya ini dapat memberikan manfaat bagi setiap orang ingin mempelajari struktur atau grammar dalam Bahasa Inggris.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the name of Allah SWT, The Beneficient and The Merciful. Praise be to

Allah. Firstly I would like to thank and praise to Allah SWT for blessing and

guidance during the process of completing this paper to finish my study in

Diploma III English Study Program, Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera

Utara.

My deep love and special gratitude are also to my beloved parents,

Sakiman Damanik and Sabariah Sinaga for teaching me many things, my beloved

sisters, Juliani Damanik and Sarmaidah Damanik, and my beloved brothers,

Romanda Damanik and Johanda Damanik; and all my relatives who have

patiently given me their moral and financial, support, advice, love and pray that I

can accomplish my study.

My sincere thanks are expressed to my supervisor Drs. M.Syafi’i Siregar,

MA. Who has spent his precious time to provide me with guidance and

suggestion during the process of writing this paper, and to Dra. Persadanta Br.

Karo who as my reader.

I also thank to the Head of Diploma III English Program Study, Dra.

Syahyar Hanum, DPFE. The Dean of Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera

Utara, Drs. Syaifuddin MA, Ph.D. I also express my sincere gratitude to all my

lecturers for their valuable knowledge, guidance, and advice during my study.

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I would like to express my special thanks to my best friend Ade Ikhwan

Syahputra who gives suggestion and advice and is always ready to help me to find

the references, to my lovely friends Syaidati Ifdari, Ermila Sari Sikumbang, Selvi

Monika, Darlina Sari Dewi Harahap, Dinda Artika, Maysarah, and who usual give

suggestion and help me when I was in difficult condition.

I would like to thank to all my classmates of group A and B. I am also

grateful to all my juniors in Diploma III Study Program, and to all the members of

SOLIDAS.

Finally, as the writer I would like to admit that my paper may be far from

perfect. Therefore, I open my hands to the constructive critics and suggestion.

Medan, 2009

The Writer

Mariyam Damanik

Reg. No. 062202080

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………..ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………..iv

1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………...1

1.1 The Background of Study…………………………………………..1

1.2 The Scope of Study…………………………………………………2

1.3 The Objective of Study……………………………………………..2

1.4 The Significance of Study…………………………………………..2

1.5 The Method of Study……………………………………………….3

2. A BRIEF DEFINITION OF ENGLISH PRIMARY AUXILIARY

VERBS…………………………………………………………………..4

2.1 Definition of Auxiliary Verb……………………………………….4

2.2 Kinds of Auxiliary Verb……………………………………………5

3. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PRIMARY AUXILIARY

VERBS…………………………………………………………………..6

3.1 Types and Uses of Primary Auxiliary Verbs……………………….6

3.1.1 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Be”………………………………7

3.1.2 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Have”………………………….13

3.1.3 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Do”…………………………….17

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4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION………………………………..23

4.1 Conclusion………………………………………………………....23

4.2 Suggestion………………………………………………………....25

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Background of Study

Language is a very important means of communication and it is used as A

primary means of communication in the society. In the daily life, a language

enables people to express the ideas and allows to live and cooperates with other

people. In addition, language is not only a form of communication, but it is also a

form of social status. It means that inability to use language well can affect

someone’s status, even alter her/his personality.

Nowadays, since English is as an international language, a number of

scientists, teachers, journalists, etc realize that they need to study language more

deeply, especially in grammar. Grammar makes the speakers and writers have

good sentences because it tells about the structure and the rule of the language.

The largest unit of grammar is a sentence, and one of the important unit in

composing a sentence is primary auxiliary verbs.

In this paper, the writer attempts to explain about English primary

auxiliary verbs because the primary auxiliary verbs are always used together with

the main verbs to give a grammatical information and therefore it can add extra

meaning to a sentence which is not given by the main verbs. So, this paper is

written to inform the people about the types and the use of primary auxiliary

verbs.

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1.2 The Scope of Study

The scope of study in this paper are:

a. The definition of auxiliary verb.

b. The types and uses of the primary auxiliary verb.

1.3 The Objective of Study

There are four major purposes of, such as:

a. To give an adequate information of primary auxiliary verb.

b. To be a reference for the students in learning English grammar.

c. To inform the people all about the primary auxiliary verbs.

d. To enrich students’ knowledge in English grammar.

1.4 The Significance of Study

This paper is written to explain all about the primary auxiliary verbs, and

the writer expects it will give some significances for the readers, such as:

a. To be a reference for the readers who want to learn about English

grammar especially the primary auxiliary verbs.

b. To increase the quality of studying English grammar.

c. To add the knowledge about the uses of primary auxiliary verb.

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1.5 The Method of Study

In making this paper, the writer uses the library research as a method in

completing this paper. By reading some books which have relation to the topic is

a really help to the writer in finishing the work.

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CHAPTER II

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH AUXILIARY VERBS

2.1 Definition of Auxiliary Verb

In linguistic, an auxiliary verb ( also called helping verb ) is a verb

functioning to give further semantic or syntactic information about the main verb

(non-auxiliary verb) following it. In English, every clause consists of a main verb

and optionally one or more auxiliary verbs. For examples, have written (one

auxiliary verb), and have been written (two auxiliary verbs).

There is a syntactic difference between an auxiliary verb and a main verb;

that is, each has a different grammatical function within a sentence. In English,

there are some verbs that can act either as auxiliary or main verb, such as be (“I

am writing a letter” vs “I am a postman”) and “have” (“I have a letter” vs “I

have written a letter.”). In the case of be, it is sometimes ambiguous whether it is

auxiliary or not; for example, “The ice cream was melted” could mean either

“Someone melted the ice cream.” In which case melt would be the main verb or

“the ice cream was mostly liquid.” In which case be would be the main verb.

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2.2 Kinds of Auxiliary Verbs

All auxiliary verbs are used with a main verb. They have no meaning on

their own. They are necessary for the grammatical structure of a sentence. They

“help” the main verb (which has the real meaning). In English, they can be

divided into three groups, they are:

1. Primary auxiliary verbs, used mainly to change the tense or voice

of the main verb, and in making questions and negatives.

2. Modal auxiliary verbs, used to change the “mood” of the main

verb.

3. Semi-modal verbs, these are called “semi-modals” because they are

partly like modal auxiliary verbs and partly like main verbs.

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CHAPTER III

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PRIMARY

AUXILIARY VERBS

The primary auxiliary verbs are “ to be ”, “ to have ”, “ to do ” . Primary

auxiliary verbs are formed by conjugation into different forms: is, am, are, was,

were, have, has, had, do, does, did.

The primary auxiliary verbs are used together with a main verb to give the

grammatical information and therefore they add an extra meaning to a sentence

which is not given by the main verb. In English, the extra meaning of auxiliary

verbs alter the basic form of the main verb to have one or more of the following

functions: passive, progressive, negative statements, ask questions, etc.

3.1 Types and Uses of Primary Auxiliary Verbs

Some sentences have more than one verb. They have a main verb- the verb

that shows the main action or state of being. They also have an auxiliary verb

because an auxiliary verb helps people to know when the action of the verb

happened in the tense of the verb.

There are three types of primary auxiliary verbs, they are: to be, to have,

and to do. They are irregular verb and can be used as main verbs. The verbs “to

be” and “to have” are the most commonly used auxiliary verbs and work

alongside the main verbs in any statement.

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3.1.1 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Be”

A. Be as a Main Verb

Be is the basic form of the verb which is usually used in

the forms of is, am, are, was, were. Was and were are the past

tense form of be. Was is used for the singular form and were is

used for the plural form.

For example:

- I was at work before 8 o’clock this morning.

- You were there much earlier than any of us.

- Mr. Ruis was planning to take his vacation in July.

- You and I are best friends.

As a main verb, be- the copula- is the most important

copula verb in English. Every English sentence must have a verb

and it is true even for short sentences. In this case, be has function

as the “main verb” in a sentence not as an auxiliary verb.

These are some functions of be as a main verb, they are:

1. Be is the verb normally used to denote the existence of, or to

give information about a person or thing.

For example: - Gold is metal.

- Rina is a student.

- The dog is in the garden.

- The roads were rough and narrow.

- Peter was tall.

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2. Be is used to express the physical or mental condition

For example: - He was excited.

- I am very sad.

- They are unhappy.

3. With certain adjectives, e.g. quite/noisy, good/bad,

wise/foolish, it is possible to use the continuous tense form of

be, e.g. Mira is being foolish, to imply that the subject is

showing this quality at this time. Similarly, “The children are

being quite” means that they are playing quietly now, but “the

children are quite” might mean that they usually play quite.

Other adjectives include:

Annoying generous/mean

Clever/stupid helpful/unhelpful

Difficult mysterious

Formal polite

Funny optimistic/pessimistic

With some of those, the continuous form may imply that

the subject is deliberately acting in this way:

For example:

- She is just being polite probably means that she is

only pretending to admire you.

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- You are being stupid may mean you are not trying

to understand.

- He is being funny usually means he is only joking.

Don’t believe him.

4. Be is used for age

For example:

- How old are you? I am 21 years old.

- How old is the tower? It is 200 years old.

5. Size and weight are expressed by be

For example:

- How tall are you?

- What is your weight?

- How high are you now?

6. Be is used for prices

For example:

- How mush is this melon?

- How much are these shirts?

B. Be as an Auxiliary Verb

As an auxiliary verb, be has some grammatical functions,

they are:

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1. To make Present Progressive (be + ing – participle)

The Present Progressive Tense is formed by two

verbs; BE (is/am/are) and the verb –ING. In present

progressive, BE is an auxiliary verb and its has no meaning,

but it must be used in present progressive form.

The Present Progressive describes activities or

events in progress at a particular time, usually for a limited

amount of time. It describes events that are currently in

progress, or event that are going to take place in the future

and about which the speaker feels quite certain.

• Present Progressive describing an event in progress.

For example:

- I am looking for an employee.

- She is studying English grammar.

• Present Progressive with future time

For example: - She is coming back tomorrow.

- I am going with him next week.

2. To make passive voice ( be + past – participle )

Most passive constructions are formed with the

auxiliary be and a past – participle, but some past

participles are irregular verbs. The form of passive :

be + PAST PARTICIPLE

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For example:

He is appointed as a head of department.

The package was mailed by Maryam.

We are helped by the teacher.

This class is thought by John Smith.(Irregular Verb)

3. Be + infinitive

Be + infinitive construction is extremely important

and can be used in the following ways:

a. To convey orders or instructions.

For example:

- No one is to leave this building

without the permission of the police.

(No one must leave).

- He is to stay here till we return. (He

must stay).

b. To convey a plan.

For example:

- She is to be married next month.

- The expedition is to start in a weeks

time.

4. Was/were + infinitive can express an idea of destiny.

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For example:

- They said goodbye, little knowing

than they were never to meet again.

(were destined never to meet)

- He received a blow on the head. It

didn’t worry him at the time but it

was to be very troublesome later.

5. Be about + infinitive expresses the immediate future.

For example: They are about to start. (They are just

going to start/ They are on the point of

starting).

Just can be added to make the future even more

immediate.

For example:

- They are just about to leave.

- He was just about to dive when he

saw the shark.

Be on the point of + verb-ing has the same meaning as

be about + infinitive, but is a shade more immediate.

For example:

- They are on the point of buying the

tickets.

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- She is on the point of doing her

homework.

3.1.2 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Have”

A. Have as a Main Verb

As a transitive ( a verb is used with a direct object ) main

verb, have is also as common as the most common lexical verbs in

English. Have is the most common in conversation. There are two

types of have: has and had. Has is used for the singular form ( he,

she, it) except for I subject that uses have. Had is used for all

subject in the past form of have. The main verb have can be used

with many different meanings, for example:

• Showing physical possession

For example: - One in three of these families has two

cars.

- I have many story books.

- She has many friends.

• Describing eating or drinking

For example: - I have lunch at half past one.

- I have dinner at seven o’clock.

• Telling family connections

For example: - She had a husband and child.

- I have two beautiful cousins.

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• Showing where something exists

For example: - It would be nice to have a young

person.

- it is nice to have a large house.

• Linking a person to an abstract quality

For example: - I hope she has fun.

- I hope you have a good time on your

trip.

• Showing that someone causes something to be done

For example: - Maybe you should have it dyed black

as well.

- He has the watchmaker to service his

watch.

In addition, the verb have occurs as part of the semi-

modal have to (meaning must).

For example: I will have to blank it out.

B. Have as an Auxiliary Verb

Forms of the verb to have are used to create tenses known

as The Present Perfect and Past Perfect. The perfect tenses indicate

that something has happened in the past; the present perfect

indicates that something happened and might be continuing to

happen. The past perfect indicates that something happened prior

to something else happening.

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For example:

- I have written a letter to you. (Present Perfect)

- He had left when we arrived. (Past Perfect)

- When my brother arrived, I had painted my car.

(Past Perfect)

To have is also in combination with other modal verbs to

express probability and possibility in the past.

• As an affirmative statement, to have can express how

certain we are that something happened (when

combined with an appropriate modal + have + a past

participle).

For example:

- They may have voted already.

- Ririn might have known about the

gifts.

- Michael must have left already.

• As a negative statement, a modal is combined with not

+ have + a past participle to express how certain we

are that something did not happen. For example:

- Michael might not have known about

the gifts.

- I may not have been there at the time

of the crime.

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• To ask about possibility or probability in the past, a

modal is combined with the subject + have + past

participle.

For example: Could Michael have known about the

gifts?

• For short answer, a modal is combined with have.

For example: Did Michael know about this? ”I don’t

know. He may have.

To have (sometimes combined with to get) is used to

express a logical inference.

For example: - It is been raining all week; the basement has to be

flooded by now.

- He hit his head on the doorway. He has got to be

over seven feet tall.

Have is often combined with an infinitive to form an

auxiliary whose meaning is similar to “must”.

For example: - I have to have a car like that!!

- She has to pay her own tuition at college.

3.1.3 Primary Auxiliary Verb “Do”

A. Do as a Main Verb

Do is usually used in the form of do, does, did. Do is used

for I, we, you, and they subject. Does is used for the third person

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singular ( he, she, it ) and did is used for all subject in the past form

of do. For example:

- Do you work everyday, don’t you?

- I do not study English everyday.

- Doesn’t he speak English everyday?

- Did he go to Malang last week?

Do is also functioned as a main verb in transitive. As a

main verb in transitive ( a verb is used with direct object )

constructions, do has an activity meaning. It can take a direct

object. For example: In that moment Albert Einstein did a

wonderful thing. However, do more commonly combine with a

noun phrase to form idiomatic expressions such as do the job, do

the dishes, do some work, do the wash, do your hair.

For example:

- It does the job. It’s not a bad little thing.

- I am used to it. I do the dishes every day.

1. Main verb do as a transitive pro-verb

Do is also commonly functions as a pro-verb. Pro-verb

do is especially common in conversation. It often combines

with it, this/that, or so.

For example:

- I didn’t do it.

- Well that’s why he did it.

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- That really hurts my ears when you

do that.

2. Main verb do as an intransitive pro-verb

In conversation after an auxiliary verb, do as an

intransitive ( a verb is used without a direct object ) pro-verb

provides an alternative to ellipsis.

For example:

A: No, no signs of him resigning.

B: Well, kicked him out.

A: They should have done, but they won’t.

(done = kicked him out)

B. Do as an Auxiliary Verb

As an auxiliary verb, do has some grammatical functions,

they are:

1. Do may be functioned as an auxiliary to express the

negative and to ask questions in the Simple Present

Tense. (Does, however, is substituted for the third

person, singular subject in the present tense. The Past

Tense did works with all persons, singular and plural).

For example:

- I don’t study at night.

- She doesn’t work here anymore.

- Does she work here?

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- Do you attend this class?

2. These verbs also work as “short answers” with the

main verb omitted.

For example:

- Does she work here? No, she doesn’t.

- Do you like me? Yes, I do.

3. Forms of do are useful in expressing similarity and

differences in conjunction with so and neither.

For example:

- He drives faster than I do.

- My wife hates spinach and so does

my son.

- My wife doesn’t like spinach, neither

do I.

4. Do is also helpful because it means you don’t have

repeat the verb.

For example:

- Harry excelled in language studies; so

did his brother.

- Rini studies as hard as her sister does.

5. Emphatic Do

Emphatic do occurs as an auxiliary verb in a clause

that is not negated and is not question. It is used to

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emphasize that the meaning of the main verb is positive.

Emphatic do has many uses in English, they are:

a. To add emphasis to an entire sentence

For example: “He does like spinach. He really

does!”

b. To add emphasis to an imperative

For example: “Do come in.” (actually softens the

command)

c. To add emphasis to a frequency adverb

For example:

- He never did understand his father.

- She always does manage to hurt her

mother’s feeling.

d. To contradict a negative statement

For example: “You didn’t do your homework, did

you? Oh, but I did finish it.”

e. To ask clarifying question about a previous negative

statement.

For example: “I didn’t take the tools. Then who

did take the tools?”

f. To indicate a strong concession

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For example: “Although Michael denied any

wrong-doing, they did return some

of the gifts.”

6. Auxiliary do as a pro-verb

Like main verb do, auxiliary verb do can act as a pro-

verb. It is used in both positive and negative clauses.

For example:

- He doesn’t even know you. He does!

- I think his mom wants him to come

back but his dad doesn’t.

7. Auxiliary do in question tags.

Do has also function as an auxiliary in question tags.

For example:

- But Fanny looked

- This delay

after you, didn’t

she?

solves

- He

nothing, does it?

lives

- He

here, doesn’t he?

loved

This construction is obviously related to do that

expresses negatives and ask questions. It occurs where

the preceding main verb (underlined above) has no

auxiliary.

you, didn’t he?

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8. Do + imperative makes a request or invitation more

persuasive.

For example:

- Do come with us. (more persuasive

than come with us)

- Do help me, please.

- Do work a little harder.

9. It can similarity be used as an approving or encouraging

affirmative answer to someone asking for approval of,

or permission to do some action.

For example: “Shall I write to him? Yes, do or Do

alone.”

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

4.1 CONCLUSION

Having explained about the primary auxiliary verbs in accordance with

opinions of some English grammarians, I can take the conclusion that there are

some major points of primary auxiliary verb, they are:

There are three kinds of auxiliary verbs, they are:

a. Primary auxiliary verbs (do, have, be).

b. Modal auxiliary verbs (shall, should, will, would, may, might,

ought to, can, could)

c. Semi-modal verbs (need, dare, used to)

The three primary verbs – do, have, be—can serve as both main

verb and auxiliary verbs. They differ, however, in their specific

main and auxiliary functions.

Be

• As a copula (main verb), be is the most common

copular verb in English.

• As an auxiliary verb, be marks progressive aspect and

passive voice.

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Have

• As a main verb, have is one of the most common lexical

verbs in English.

• As an auxiliary verb, have marks perfect aspect.

Do

• As a main verb, do is a general transitive verb of action

(e.g. do some works).

• As a main verb, do can also function as a transitive pro-

verb (do it, do that).

• As an auxiliary verb, do is used in the construction for

forming negation and questions (e.g. Didn’t you

know?).

• Auxiliary do is also used for emphatic meaning (e.g.

Oh do shut up!).

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4.2 SUGGESTION

In writing this paper, the writer wants to offer these following suggestions

in order to understand further about the types and functions of primary auxiliary

verb.

1. In order to know more about the types and functions of primary auxiliary

verb for those who are studying English.

2. This paper could hopefully be a reference to know more about primary

auxiliary verb as well as its functions.

3. Students should be encourage to read English books so that they become

more familiar with primary auxiliary verb.

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