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Auxiliary Verbs & Modals: I Hate This Kind of Exams and So My Friend Ann

The document discusses the use of auxiliary verbs and modals to avoid repetition, show emphasis, and form question tags. It provides examples of using "so" and "neither" to refer to additional subjects that share the same verb. Echo questions with auxiliary verbs are used to show interest by repeating the auxiliary from the main statement. The modals "do/did" and question tags are formed using positive and negative auxiliary verbs depending on the statement. Practice examples are given for each of these uses of auxiliary verbs and modals.

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Auxiliary Verbs & Modals: I Hate This Kind of Exams and So My Friend Ann

The document discusses the use of auxiliary verbs and modals to avoid repetition, show emphasis, and form question tags. It provides examples of using "so" and "neither" to refer to additional subjects that share the same verb. Echo questions with auxiliary verbs are used to show interest by repeating the auxiliary from the main statement. The modals "do/did" and question tags are formed using positive and negative auxiliary verbs depending on the statement. Practice examples are given for each of these uses of auxiliary verbs and modals.

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31/05/2019

AUXILIARY VERBS
&
MODALS

•Emphasis
•Show interest
•Question tags
•Avoid repetition

To avoid repeating the main verb:

 I hate this kind of exams and so does my


friend Ann.

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With “so” and “neither”


 With a verb in positive :
◦ So+ aux+ subj

 Peter loves this novel and so do I

 With a verb in negative :


◦ Neither + aux+ subj

 You didn’t know Alex was coming today and


neither did I.

With “echo questions”


 They are used to show interest:
◦ Aux ( = as in main sentence)+ subj?

 This is a really interesting guy.


 Is he?

 I really want to go on a date with him…


 Do you?

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To add emphasis:
 DO/DID + main verb

I know you deny it,


but I know you DID cheat in the exam.

To make question tags:


 Positive statement ,
neg aux + subj?

◦ He’s from Ireland, isn’t


he?

 Negative statement,
positive aux + subj?

◦ You haven’t been to


China before, have you?

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AND NOW,
IT’S TIME TO GET
SOME PRACTICE!!!!

So/Neither
 I’m going to London next weekend and … (John too)
◦ So is John

 I’ve just passed my driving test and … (Ann too)


◦ So has Ann

 I haven’t seen Peter for ages and ( Lui neither)


◦ Neither has Lui

 I didn’t do my homework for Monica and … (the rest


of the class neither)
◦ Neither did the rest of the class

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Echo questions
 I ‘m looking forward to being sent abroad by my
company.
◦ Are you?!
 I know I left the keys on the table, but I can’t find them
now!
◦ Can’t you?!
 He speaks very good German…
◦ Does he?!
 He broke out of prison yesterday…
◦ Did he?!
 If I won 1.000.000 €, I wouldn’t change my life a bit.
◦ Wouldn’t you?!

Emphasis
 She forgave her sister for deceiving her.
◦ She did forgive her sister for deceiving her.

 I wrote the poem myself.


◦ I did write the poem myself.

 I love parties.
◦ I do love parties

 Books cost a lot


◦ Books do cost a lot

 This bus goes to the station non-stop.


◦ This bus does go to the station non-stop

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Question tags
 It’s a lovely day, ________ ?
◦ Isn’t it?

 You couldn’t lend me 5$, ________ ?


◦ Could you?

 Tom drives very fast, ________ ?


◦ Doesn’t he?

 I don’t think he’s ever been there, ________


◦ Hasn’t he?

 You don’t like him, ________?


◦ Do you?

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