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auxiliary verb vs modal auxiliary

modal auxiliary vs auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb and modal auxiliary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
auxiliary verb Yes No No No
modal auxiliary Yes No No No
As nouns, modal auxiliary is a hyponym of auxiliary verb; that is, modal auxiliary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than auxiliary verb:
  • auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
  • modal auxiliary: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Other hyponyms of auxiliary verb include modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb.
auxiliary verb (noun) modal auxiliary (noun)
a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Difference between auxiliary verb and modal auxiliary

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