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auxiliary verb vs modal auxiliary verb

modal auxiliary verb vs auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb and modal auxiliary verb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
auxiliary verb Yes No No No
modal auxiliary verb Yes No No No
As nouns, modal auxiliary verb is a hyponym of auxiliary verb; that is, modal auxiliary verb 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 verb: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Other hyponyms of auxiliary verb include modal, modal auxiliary, modal verb.
auxiliary verb (noun) modal auxiliary verb (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 verb

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