Whendois used for emphasis, it is referred to asdo support. Dois analyzed
as part of the auxiliary. In Standard English,docannot appear with another
modal, although it can in Black English Vernacular. We therefore need to
change our rule for the auxiliary once again:
AuxÆtense (M) (DO)A diagram of sentence 30 illustrates what our current analysis would look like.APPLYING KEY IDEASDirections: Analyze the following sentences, identifying each of their com-
ponents.
- Fred and Macarena drove to the beach.
- Fritz called Macarena several times.
- Rita de Luna did return the telephone call.
- Fritz polished the lenses of the telescope and considered the possibilities.
- They would be at that special spot near Malibu.
- Quickly, Fritz made himself a chicken salad sandwich and poured lemonade
into the thermos. - Fritz could drive to Malibu in 40 minutes from the apartment in Venice.
- Buggsy must employ a dozen goons.
- If Buggsy were fully retired, he would become bored.
- Mrs. DiMarco does forget things sometimes.
- Someday, he will regret those poor eating habits.
- If Buggsy were honest, he would turn himself over to the police.
- They might vacation in Acapulco.
- She can spend money in some remarkable ways.
15.Fred and Fritz do get jealous of each other.
Progressive Verb Forms
The progressive verb form in English indicates the ongoing nature of an action
and is considered to be a feature of aspect. Progressives are formed withbeand
a verb to which the suffix-ingis attached. Progressive (prog) is analyzed as part
of the auxiliary, which means that we need to make another adjustment to our
phrase-structure rule:
AuxÆtense (M) (DO) (prog)progÆbe -ing130 CHAPTER 4