English Grammar Redefined: The Scientific Theory of Verbal Nouns and Key Predicate Words
Sabarimuthu Vyakappan Lecturer in Chemistry (Retd.) Department of Chemistry Lekshmipuram College of Arts & Science, Neyyoor Tamil Nadu India ABSTRACT Dictionaries do not state whether a verb inherently contains “does”, “do”, or “did”. When a dictionary-form verb enters a sentence, it either carries one of these elements within it or it does not. If it contains one, it functions as a predicate; if it does not, it becomes a verbal noun. In English, action is expressed through these verbal nouns, not through verbs as traditionally defined. As verbs do not actually appear in sentences, the notion of “supporting verbs” also disappears. The true structural and logical core of a sentence lies in the “key predicate words”, a category that replaces what mainstream grammar calls auxiliaries. This re-conceptualization leads to a redefinition of fundamental grammatical concepts. A direct, objective comparison shows that mainstream grammar is incorrect and that this f...