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  • Sep 27, 2010, 03:50 PM
    whitedove326
    Are contractions such as would've, aren't, should've, they're nouns or verbs?
  • Sep 27, 2010, 04:08 PM
    Wondergirl

    Helping verbs. "Helping verbs or auxiliary verbs such as will, shall, may, might, can, could, must, ought to, should, would, used to, need are used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood."

    The dog would've barked.
    dog = noun
    would have = helping verbs
    barked = main verb

    You're welcome.
  • Sep 27, 2010, 04:22 PM
    whitedove326
    Comment on Wondergirl's post
    Thank you very much!

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