Read the sentence. A new law must be passed before tomorrow. Which are the auxiliary verbs in the sentence’s underlined verb phrase? must, passed must, be must, be, passed be, passed
A new law must be passed before tomorrow. The complete verb phrase is must be passed. The main verb is pass in the past: passed. Then, there are two aulixiaries: must , which indicates moral obligation and be which indicates passive voice. This means that a law must be passed by an institution such as Parliament or Congress.
