A man settled permanently in Paris and forgot about his child, especially after the February Revolution impressed him in a way he would remember for the rest of his life.

1. It was to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he,
too, had forgotten the child, especially when the
Revolution of February broke out, making an
impression on his mind that he would remember all
the rest of his life.
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:

2. It was to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he,
too, had forgotten the child, especially when the
Revolution of February broke out, making an
impression on his mind that he would remember all
the rest of his life.
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:

3. It was to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he,
too, had forgotten the child, especially when the
Revolution of February broke out, making an
impression on his mind that he would remember all
the rest of his life.
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:

4. It was to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he,
too, had forgotten the child, especially when the
Revolution of February broke out, making an
impression on his mind that he would remember all
the rest of his life.
There are two auxiliaries in this sentence.
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:

5. 1. had
2. would
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:

6. 1. had
Form: HAVE AUXILIARY
Function: HAVE AUXILIARY (part of the main
verb phrase: HAD FORGOTTEN)
PAST + have + [-en] + FORGOT
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:

7. 2. would
Form: MODAL AUXILIARY
Function: MODAL AUXILIARY (part of the
main verb phrase: WOULD REMEMBER)
PRESENT + modal (would) + REMEMBER
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:

8. For Discussion:
It was to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he,
too, had forgotten the child, especially when the
Revolution of February broke out, making an
impression on his mind that he would remember all
the rest of his life.
How would you analyze and categorize was in the
independent clause? Is this an auxiliary? Explain
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov

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