What is the main verb and helping verb? Write the difference of them.
Main Verb vs Helping Verb
Verbs are the pillar of grammar. There are two types of verb, main verb and helping verb,
Main verb:-
The main verb is also known as the lexical verb or the principal verb. It is the important verb in the sentence, it shows the action of the subject in the sentence.
Example: eat, sleep, run, walk, sing, etc.
I eat rice.
I sleep at night.
I run fast.
She sings sweet songs.
Helping Verb:-
A helping verb is the verb that helps the main verb in the sentence, It doesn’t have any meaning, it just helps the verb to describe the actions of the Sentence properly. It is also known as an Auxiliary verb.
Example:- am, is, are, have, has, had, can, could, was, ware etc.
I am driving to the Lake.
I had seen him before.
Rima is a nurse in a hospital.
She can run faster than me.
Difference of main verb and helping Verb:-
The main verb is the important verb in the Sentence; the helping verb is used to help the main verb.
The main verb has a proper meaning, while the helping verb doesn’t have any meaning; it is just used before or after the main verb.
The main verb can be used alone in a sentence, but the helping verb can not be used alone in the sentence without the main verb.
Main verb has two different types: transitive and intransitive verbs, but helping verbs don’t have any types.
The main verb shows the action or the state of the subject, but the helping verb just helps the main verb to describe the sentence accurately.
– Written By Ishita Gupta
