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Why in the question "which bus goes to new york?" is not necessary to use the auxiliary?

By nonatousa Asked Oct 30 2009 12:31PM
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by JimmyG on Oct 30, 2009 at 12:50 pm Permalink

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You mean the auxiliary 'do'?
Do is used to from questions, for negation or for emphasis.

Even though this is a question, do isn't needed because which makes it a question. Without the which, if you were asking about a particular bus, "Does this bus go to New York?"

In your sentence, it could be changed to "Which bus does go to New York?" This would add emphasis, in other words it's like saying, "Okay, this bus doesn't go to New York and neither does that one, which one *does* go to New York.?"

And for negation, "Which bus does not go to New York?"
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by Willow Medicine Thang read it and weep on Oct 30, 2009 at 12:33 pm Permalink

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There is a subject, object and verb. You are good to go.
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