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This paper aims to categorize the grammar radius of ‘-do(도)’. ‘-do(도)’ is a functional word, and there are three types. ‘-do(도)1’ is related to the negative connective ending of ‘-ji(지)’, which is normally considered as an ending or a particle auxiliary. ‘do(도)2’ is used as a connective ending to a conjunctive sentence. ‘do(도)3’ is used as a supportive connective ending in relation to auxiliary predicates like ‘become(되다), like(좋다), fine(괜찮다), have nothing to do with(상관없다) etc’. Amongst these three, this thesis paper argues that ‘-do(도)1’, which is a negative connective ending related to ‘-ji(지)’, should be categorized as a semantic particle(the original auxiliary particle). This study provides the proof that authenticate the argument. Firstly, when looking at ‘do(도)’ as a unified category, differentiation from word endings becomes ambiguous. Secondly, the singular negative changing process of ‘-do(도)1’ is different from that of ‘-do(도)2’ and ‘-do(도)3’. Thirdly, ‘-do(도)1’ has restrictions when connecting with the honorific prefinal ending ‘-(eu(으))shi(시)-’, and cannot be handled as an ending. Also, this study revealed that, ‘-ji(지)’ can be deleted in phonetic terms due to the fact that the ending‘-ji(지)’ and the semantic particle ‘-do(도)’ shows a high probability of meaning overlapping