Question

What is a full verb? In which of the following sentences are the verbs be, do, need and have used as auxiliaries? In which are they full verbs?
1. I did all my exercises correctly yesterday.
2. Did George get all his exercises correct?
3. What time does the lesson start?
4. Have you read this new book?
5. I have a copy of it at home but I haven't read it yet.
6. I want to move this table and I need your help.
7. You needn't come at once if you are busy; we can do the job later.
8. We have a big table like this. We need a big one for our family.
9. What time is the football match? Is Richard playing in it?
10. We have been doing some painting, but we need some more paint. Have you any red paint that you are not using?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A full verb means a verb that is not an auxiliary verb

1. I did all my exercises correctly yesterday. Did here is a full verb.

. Did George get all his exercises correct? Here is an auxiliary verb

. What time does the lesson start? Here is an auxiliary verb because the main verb is start

4. Have you read this new book? Have here is an auxiliary verb

5. I have a copy of it at home but I haven't read it yet. Have a copy is a full verb. I haven't read haven't here is an auxiliary verb

6. I want to move this table and I need your help

Need is a full verb

7. You needn't come at once if you are busy; we can do the job later. Needn't is an auxiliary verb

8. We have a big table like this. We need a big one for our family

Have and need here is a full verb

9. What time is the football match? Is Richard playing in it? The first is considers as a full verb and the second one considered auxiliary

10. We have been doing some painting, but we need some more paint. Have you any red paint that you are not using?

Have is an auxiliary

Need is a full verb

Have is a full verb