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==== The Verb Phrase ==== | ==== The Verb Phrase ==== | ||
The copula combines with a verbal noun, descended from the Proto-Duaric gerund, to form a compound | The copula combines with a verbal noun, descended from the Proto-Duaric gerund, to form a compound verb. In Duaric linguistics, this verbal noun is still referred to as a gerund, as it also functions as nominalizers, adjectives, temporal nouns, among other functions. | ||
In intransitive clauses, the gerund precedes the copula and any accompanying auxiliaries: | In intransitive clauses, the gerund precedes the copula and any accompanying auxiliaries: | ||