What would you call "did" in the sentence: "Did Jim see the banana on the floor"?

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What would you call "did" in the sentence: "Did Jim see the banana on the floor"?

grammar question

2006-10-16 19:45:17 · 4 answers · asked by Xanadu 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education

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If you change this from a question to a statement it is easy to see that "did" is an auxiliary verb in this sentence.

Jim did see the banana on the floor.

2006-10-17 00:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by bob_whelan1944 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the word 'did' can be used as a verb in a sentence; "Did Jim see the banana on the floor" is question adjective in the sentence.

2006-10-17 08:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by JoeKay 2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Verb

2006-10-17 03:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by purelluk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

verb

2006-10-17 03:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋