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> **Source:** ASD-STE100 Issue 9, January 2025
> **Pages:** 129–132 of 434

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## <u>Irregular auxiliary verbs</u>

Auxiliary verbs that have unusual forms for tenses.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| BE (v), IS, WAS (also ARE, WERE) No other verb forms. | 1. To occur, exist<br>2. To have a property to be equal to | IF THERE IS CORROSION ON THE PUMP VANES, REPLACE THE PUMP.<br>ACID SOLUTIONS ARE DANGEROUS. |  |

## <u>Defective modal verbs</u>

Modal verbs in which some verb forms are missing.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| CAN (v), CAN, COULD No other verb forms. | Auxiliary modal verb that means to be possible, to be able to, or to be permitted to | A MIXTURE OF FUEL AND OXYGEN CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.<br>YOU CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INSPECTION IS COMPLETED. | YOU CAN CLEAN THE DRAIN HOLES WITH THE CLEANING TOOL.<br>If you do not obey this warning, an explosion could occur. |
| WILL (v) No other verb forms. | Auxiliary modal verb that shows simple future tense | WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS IN THIS MANUAL WILL HELP YOU TO DO THE WORK SAFELY AND CORRECTLY. | DO NOT USE COULD (v) to show possibility IF YOU DO NOT OBEY THIS WARNING, AN EXPLOSION CAN OCCUR. |

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## <mark>Column 2: Approved meaning/ALTERNATIVES</mark>

### Approved words

This column gives the approved meaning (or definition) of an approved word in STE. The text in these definitions is not in STE. If a meaning is not given in the dictionary, you cannot use the word with a meaning that is not approved. Thus, you must use a different word that has the meaning that you want.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| BEHIND (prep) | In a position at the rear of | THE PUMP IS INSTALLED BEHIND THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR. |  |

### Words that are not approved in the dictionary

For words that are not approved in the dictionary, this column gives approved alternatives that you can use to replace the words that are not approved. These alternatives are in uppercase letters and are only suggestions to help you.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| addition (n) — UNNAPPROVED | ADD (v) | TO GET THE CORRECT CLEARANCE, ADD SPECIAL SHIMS, AS NECESSARY. | Adjust the clearance by the addition of special shims, as necessary. |

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It is possible that the approved alternative for a word that is not approved has a different part of speech. Usually, the first approved alternative has the same part of speech as the word that is not approved.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| maintain (v) — UNNAPPROVED | KEEP (v) | KEEP THE FLUID TEMPERATURE AT 70 °F. | Maintain the fluid temperature at 70 °F. |
| maintain (v) — UNNAPPROVED | HOLD (v) | TURN THE ROTATING TUBE 75 DEGREES. THEN, HOLD THE TUBE IN THIS POSITION. | Turn the rotating tube 75 degrees. Then maintain the tube in this position. |
| maintain (v) — UNNAPPROVED | MAINTENANCE (n) | DO MAINTENANCE ON THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. | Maintain the water supply system. |

The first column in the dictionary does not include technical nouns or technical verbs. But the second column can include technical nouns or technical verbs as alternatives to words that are not approved. Then, the abbreviations TN and TV in parentheses identify these alternatives.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| uncovered (v) — UNNAPPROVED | COVER (TN) | DO NOT PUT A COVER ON THE CONTAINER. | Leave the container uncovered. |

The approved alternative for a word that is not approved can also be a phrase. These alternatives do not include the parts of speech in parentheses.

### Example

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| simultaneously (adv) | AT THE SAME TIME | DO THESE TWO STEPS AT THE SAME TIME. | Do these two steps simultaneously. |

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## Help

For some words, there is a graphic symbol and related text that tells you to use a different approved alternative or a different sentence construction. This graphic symbol and its related text is referred to as "help."

There are four categories of help. Refer to the examples that follow.

### Examples

Category 1

This category of help includes recommendations that give you more information or instructions about how to use the approved word correctly.

| Word (POS) | Approved meaning / ALTERNATIVES | STE example | Non-STE example |
|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| PUSH (v) PUSHES, PUSHED, PUSHED | 1. To apply a force to something to move it away from the source of the force<br>2. To move with a force against something Use this word together with a preposition or an adverb to show direction. | PUSH THE INSERT DOWN UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE.<br>THE SPRING UNIT PUSHES AGAINST THE BRAKE PEDAL. |  |
