Question

D. State whether the underlined verbs are main verbs (M), auxiliary verbs (AV) or modal
verbs (MV) by ticking the right option.
1. He can dance well. M AV MV
2. Mala is running away.
M
AV
MV
3. I must go to school.
M
AV
MV
4. The cake is delicious.
M
AV
MV
5. Jini has seen the movie.
M
AV
MV​

Answer 1

State whether the underlined verbs are main verbs (M), auxiliary verbs (AV) or modal  verbs (MV):

1. He can dance well.

''Can'' is the modal verb. (MV)

2. Mala is running away.  

''Is'' is an auxiliary verb. (AV)

3. I must go to school.

''Must'' is a modal verb. (MV)

4. The cake is delicious.

''Is'' is an auxiliary verb. (AV)

5. Jini has seen the movie.

''Has'' is an auxiliary verb. (AV)

• Helping verbs are the verbs that help the main verb to describe the action.

• Helping verbs are used to show when the action occurs. Helping verbs are the verbs such as am, is, are, has, have, had, will, etc.  

• Main verbs are the words that are used to describe the action in a sentence. Main verbs are the words such as write, take, give, play, etc.

• Models are the verbs that are used to indicate modality. Ex: Should, could, would, might, etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. State whether the underlined verbs are main verbs (M), auxiliary verbs (AV) or modal verbs (MV) by ticking the right option :

1. He can dance well.

• M

• AV

• MV - Can is a modal auxiliary verb. Can expresses ability.

2. Mala is running away.

• M - Here running is main verb.

• AV - 'Is' is an auxiliary verb. It is an auxiliary verb of Present Continuous Tense.

• MV

So the given sentence is an example of Present Continuous Tense.

3. I must go to school.

• M

• AV

• MV - Must is a modal auxiliary verb.

• Must is used to express strong obligation, strong order, to express certainty, to draw conclusion and so on : Man must die.

4. The cake is delicious.

• M - Here 'is' is playing the role of main verb because it is an example of Present Indefinite Tense.

• AV

• MV

5. Jini has seen the movie.

• M - Seen is here main verb.

• AV - Has is helping verb here.

• MV

• It is an example of Present Perfect Tense.