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Verbs & Their Rules

MODALS & AUXILIARIES

The terms Helping Verbs & Linking Verbs

can cause confusion for English learners

as these terms group two types of verbs

that have distinct sets of rules.

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DEEP SYNTAX

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VERB EXERCISES

PURDUE OWL is written for native speakers, English learners need to practice nominalization, and therefore follow the opposite of their advice.

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