pro-verb
Examples
““They herd cattle, and raise⟳ corn, just as we used to do”; i.e., to herd cattle and raise⟳ corn. Do is sometimes thus used as a sort⟳ of pro-verb to represent⟳ an active verb or a phrase.”
“The pro-verb do is like⟳ a pronoun; just as a pronoun replaces the entire NP, the pro-verb replaces an entire VP.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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