Verbs

Question 1

Lexical verb

Answer 1

• can be the only verb
• can license O, PC, PC-comp, (non-) finite clause-comp
• primary + secondary forms

Question 2

Auxiliary

Answer 2

• can undergo sub-aux-inversion in interrogative clauses
• closed set
• always have VP-comp

Question 3

Modal auxiliary

Answer 3

• can, may, will
• can‘t be the only verb
• negated by adding not
• doesn’t show 3rd pers. sing. Inflection
• only primary forms
• take bare infinitival comp

Question 4

Non-modal auxiliary

Answer 4

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