main verb
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What he wanted to change was the main verb, “opiewać” in Polish.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
The main verb, “disassembling,” registers more gently than, say “tearing down,” and is echoed by “heartwarming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
The subject of the main verb is “detection,” not “traces” or “chemicals.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2015
That the main verb, "reminds," is used intransitively compounds the feeling of dislocation.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2010
Similarly, the allegedly unsplittable verb will execute is not a verb at all but two verbs, the auxiliary verb will and the main verb execute.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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