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Ben9108 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Seeking comment on a word "supply"

I would like to seek someone's explanation of the grammar for the following sentence.

I don't understand whether the word "supply" is a verb or not.

The energy that the pump must supply is the friction energy plus the elevation energy.

  

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Ben9108 I don't understand whether the word "supply" is a verb or not. It's a verb. Only a verb can follow a modal auxiliary like 'must'.

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Ben9108I don't understand whether the word "supply" is a verb or not.

It's a verb. Only a verb can follow a modal auxiliary like 'must'.

CJ