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Meaning of do-support | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The use of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries.

uncountable

Examples

“As we can see, ‘do-support’ is a frequently used construction in Modern English, that has no equal construction in German. We chose the topic of ‘do-support’ for our study since “[...]^([sic]) do-support is one of the main stumbling blocks”[…]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

do-while loop do's do't doab Doaba Doabi