| pro-verb |
| Definition -
A word or phrase that acts in place of a complete verb or a verb phrase.
For example, in the sequence Why can't he do it? — It's not that he can't, he just won't. the words can and won't are pro-verbs that stand for can't do it and won't do it. Notes: 1. Pro-verbs are to verbs what pronoun are to nouns. |
