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Do-support (sometimes referred to as do-insertion or periphrastic do) in English grammar is the use of the auxiliary verb do (or one of its inflected forms, e.g. does) to form negated clauses and constructions which require subject–auxiliary inversion, such as questions.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| this | instance of | the verb-phrase projects three bar-levels | 0.80 | text |
| Do-support | related to Further uses | In | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | The | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | English | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | If | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | He | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | Will | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | She | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to In questions | Is | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to Meaning contribution | In | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to Meaning contribution | Historically | 0.60 | section |
| Do-support | related to Meaning contribution | Middle English | 0.60 | section |
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