Pro-verb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pro-verb is a noun meaning (linguistics, grammar) A pro-form used to substitute for a verb or verb phrase.
Meaning
(linguistics, grammar) A pro-form used to substitute for a verb or verb phrase.
Example Sentences
The pro-verb do is like a pronoun; just as a pronoun replaces the entire NP, the pro-verb replaces an entire VP.
“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.
Word Forms
- pro-verbs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include substituent, preverb, prosentence, preverbal, pro-sentence, prep.
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