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In the sentence, "The runaway train went over the hill" woukd went be an auxilary verb, or would over be the adverbial?

Brain = numb from transcript analysing, I'd probably be able to figure otherwise.

Thanks in advance.

Paradox: wrote:
> 'over' can be a verb given the context I beleive, so 'went' could be
> the fashion in which the main verb was done, therefore an auxillary
> verb.
>
> I'm trying to find an auxillary verb in this sodding transcript and
> that's the closest I've come.
>
> English language limpens me.


You know the test for whether you use "me" or "I", by taking out all the other factors, you can do the same as a verb test.

Simply put "I" then the verb. See, "I went" works. "I over" doesn't.

gaybys wrote:
> Like English Lit.

I think I'd have prefered that, if I had my choice again.

cookie monster wrote:
> This sounds pedantic and pointless.
>
> Choose a better subject.

It was good last year at AS, we looked at gender and stuff in language and representation and accent and dialect to a degree, however this year is language acquisition and development which sickens me.

Like English Lit.

This sounds pedantic and pointless.

Choose a better subject.

It's English Language, not GCSE, therefore it's picked to the bone.

I understood it more before I did Eng Lang I think. This has jsut complicated it.

I never had to do auxiliary and adverbial in English.

It's probably easy.

urgh you're right.

I'm tired.

Over could be adverbial, or auxillary, or, screw it I give up.

:-(

How is over a verb though.

"over" isn't an action.

Paradox: wrote:
> In the sentence, "The runaway train went over the hill"

Reminds me of Dumbo.

"I think I can, I think I can..."

*train goes over the top of the hill*

"I thought I could! I thought I could!"

I love that film.