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

Auxiliary verbs that have unusual forms for tenses.

##### **Example:**

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

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

Modal verbs in which some verb forms are missing.

##### **Example:**

||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**CAN (v),**<br>**CAN,**<br>**COULD**<br>No other verb<br>forms.|Auxiliary modal verb that<br>means to be possible, to<br>be able to, or to be<br>permitted to|A MIXTURE OF FUEL<br>AND OXYGEN CAN<br>CAUSE AN<br>EXPLOSION.|YOU CAN CLEAN THE<br>DRAIN HOLES WITH<br>THE CLEANING TOOL.|
||||YOU CAN OPERATE<br>THE VEHICLE AFTER<br>THE INSPECTION IS<br>COMPLETED.|If you do not obey this<br>warning, an explosion<br>could occur.|
||**WILL (v)**<br>No other verb<br>forms.|Auxiliary modal verb that<br>shows simple future<br>tense|WARNINGS AND<br>CAUTIONS IN THIS<br>MANUAL WILL HELP<br>YOU TO DO THE<br>WORK SAFELY AND<br>CORRECTLY.|DO NOT USE<br>COULD (v) to<br>show possibility<br>IF YOU DO NOT OBEY<br>THIS WARNING, AN<br>EXPLOSION CAN<br>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**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**BEHIND (prep)**|In a position at the rear<br>of|THE PUMP IS<br>INSTALLED BEHIND<br>THE HYDRAULIC<br>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**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**addition (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|ADD (v)|TO GET THE<br>CORRECT<br>CLEARANCE, ADD<br>SPECIAL SHIMS, AS<br>NECESSARY.|Adjust the clearance by<br>the addition of special<br>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**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**maintain (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|KEEP (v)|KEEP THE FLUID<br>TEMPERATURE AT<br>70 °F.|Maintain the fluid<br>temperature at 70 °F.|
|||HOLD (v)|TURN THE ROTATING<br>TUBE 75 DEGREES.<br>THEN, HOLD THE<br>TUBE IN THIS<br>POSITION.|Turn the rotating tube<br>75 degrees. Then<br>maintain the tube in this<br>position.|
|||MAINTENANCE (n)|DO MAINTENANCE ON<br>THE WATER SUPPLY<br>SYSTEM.|Maintain the water<br>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**|**Approved meaning/**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**(part of speech)**|**ALTERNATIVES**|||
|**uncovered (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|COVER (TN)|DO NOT PUT A COVER|Leave the container|
||||ON 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**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**simultaneously**<br>**(adv)**|AT THE SAME TIME|DO THESE TWO<br>STEPS AT THE SAME<br>TIME.|Do these two steps<br>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**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**<br>**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**PUSH (v)**<br>**PUSHES,**<br>**PUSHED,**<br>**PUSHED**|1.  To apply a force to<br>something to move it<br>away from the source<br>of the force|PUSH THE INSERT<br>DOWN UNTIL IT<br>TOUCHES THE<br>BOTTOM OF THE<br>HOLE.|
|||2. To move with a force<br>against something<br>Use this word<br>together with a<br>preposition or an<br>adverb to show<br>direction.|THE SPRING UNIT<br>PUSHES AGAINST THE<br>BRAKE PEDAL.|

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