auxiliary

«auxiliary» in Mova's school dictionary: adjective: Giving extra help or support: an auxiliary… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (auxiliary); noun (an auxiliary, auxiliaries)

meaning for a pupil

1) adjective: Giving extra help or support: an auxiliary engine is a backup. tree →

2) noun (grammar): A helping verb, like be, have or do, used with another verb: «She IS running», «I HAVE eaten». tree →

3) noun: A helper or extra worker, like a nursing auxiliary. tree →

sense in the lessons

In grammar lessons, auxiliary verbs make tenses, questions and negatives; modal verbs (can, will, must) are also auxiliaries. In everyday life, auxiliary staff and auxiliary power help. Phrases: «auxiliary verb», «auxiliary power».

examples

• In «I am eating», «am» is the auxiliary verb. tree →
• The ship used its auxiliary engine. tree →
• «Do» is the auxiliary in «Do you like it?». tree →
• She works as a nursing auxiliary. tree →
• The hospital has auxiliary power if the lights go out. tree →
• Underline the auxiliary verbs. tree →

note

Spelling trap: auxil-i-ary. Said «awg-ZIL-ya-ree».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «auxiliary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.