# Eternity Async Tutoring

**URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/eternity-async-tutoring/1932
**Category:** Tutoring
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/eternity-async-tutoring/1932 "2024-04-17T23:22:52Z")
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### Author: ![Eternity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/user_avatar/discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/eternity/32/5930_2.png) [@Eternity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Eternity)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/eternity-async-tutoring/1932/481 "2024-08-03T18:42:36Z")

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> [@Elliot](#):
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> In “I will eat later.” the grammatically main verb is “will”. “I” is the subject of “will”. “Will” is the root of the sentence tree. Some other people will try to claim “will” is an auxiliary verb for forming future tense and that “eat” is the “main verb” here, but try learning it my way.

> _Detail:_ Verbs can be modified by other verbs. Modifier verbs are called “helper” or “auxiliary” verbs, not adverbs. In “I will practice grammar.”, the verb “practice” is modified by the helper verb “will” which changes it from present tense to future tense.

> [@Elliot](#):
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> I think the concept of auxiliary verbs is wrong and I don’t like to teach it that way today (my grammar article is older so it has a single paragraph about them). It is possible to analyze using that (widespread, popular) framework and reach correct understandings of sentences, but I think it’s conceptually confused.

If I’m understanding correctly: you have issues with the auxiliary verb concept (always? or more so nowadays?).

So in “I will eat later” you’re saying that “will” is the main verb and it is modified by eat?

Then in the example given in the article “I will practice grammar.” , you would now consider will the main verb modified by practice? Though I guess you never say what is the main verb there.

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