In Transit Jet lag is slowly claiming my senses‚ and I could very well fall asleep right here‚ right now‚ on this plastic bench. I’ve become adept at stealing a nap while sitting upright: I’ve done it in airplanes and airports‚ trains and train stations‚ buses and bus terminals. I’ve dozed off while waiting to leave and waiting to arrive‚ these pockets of time I spend in transit serving as precious opportunities to rest. I am again waiting now‚ but not to get to another destination. I am waiting
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types of modality: Potential Necessity Likelihood Possibility (be possible) Probability (be probable) Certainty (be certain) Requirement Permission (be allowed to) Advisability (be to your advantage to) Obligation (be obliged to) Volition Ability (be able to) Inclination (be willing to) Promise/Intention (be going to) 1 1. Modality 1.1 Modality: excercise 4. Clause combining 2 Practice • Say whether the modal verbs used in the following
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PAPER Modal Verbs CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………..………………………………….......... 3 CHAPTER ONE. CATEGORY OF MODALITY AND MEANS OF ITS EXPRESSION …………...…………………………...…......4 1.1. Notion of modality and history of its study ……….…….………….4 1.2. Modal verbs as means of expressing modality………………...........6 Conclusions to Chapter One ………………………………………………........12 CHAPTER TWO. LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL MEANS OF EXRESSING MODALITY …………………………………………...…..13 2.1. Modal verbs as means
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English Grammar Modal Auxiliary Verbs Modal Auxiliary Verbs Modal auxiliary verbs are used with a main verb to show‚ mood and ideas such as ability‚ possibility and permission. Modal Auxiliary Verbs can will must shall may could would ought to should might Modal Auxiliary Verbs Can: Can is used 1) to express ability: Ryan can speak French but he cannot speak German. Superman can do things that ordinary people can’t. 2) to express request: Can you help Sue? Can I offer you something
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What are the potential risks and benefits of migration for European states and societies? Migration has been in existence since humans appeared in the world. However our forbearers had different purposes for moving from one location to another than the contemporary humans. Their reasons for leaving a territory were changing climate or infertile soil1. The motivational factors for modern migration differ from that. They are in tight correspondence with globalization. Through this phenomenon there
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Risk: A potential event that may have a detrimental effect on time‚ cost‚ quality and deliverables. Issue: This is an unpredicted event that requires a decision otherwise a negative effect on the project may result. Risk management - general approach Risk management is something that all projects need. The depth of planning may vary. It is not easy. What general approaches can you think about? Typical areas where risk (see also ’The Complete Risk management package’) will require assessment
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Choose the right modal verb. 1. There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You __________ buy any. 2. It’s a hospital. You __________ smoke. 3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He __________ be tired after such hard work. He _________ prefer to get some rest. 4. I __________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada‚ I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now‚ I _________ just
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Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below‚ then click the "Check" button to check your answers. Don’t forget to capitalize when necessary. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer. can could have to must might should ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He be exhausted after such a long flight. He prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest. 2. If you want to get
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and the numerous advantages of furthering its implementation. Mass transportation consists of automobile carpooling‚ buses‚ trains‚ subways‚ trolleys‚ light rails‚ cable cars‚ ferries‚ water taxis‚ monorails‚ tramways‚ and high-speed rails. Mass transit in the U.S. has proven to have significant economic‚ environmental‚ and social advantages. Increasing mass transportation will provide greater mobility‚ help to generate jobs and increase economic growth; while reducing the harmful carbon footprint
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04 IBERICA 19.qxp 22/3/10 17:21 Página 77 A contrastive analysis of the use of modal verbs in the expression of epistemic stance in Business Management research articles in English and Spanish1 Ignacio Vázquez Orta Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) ivazquez@unizar.es Abstract In the present paper an intercultural quantitative and qualitative analysis of the use of modal verbs as epistemic stance markers in SERAC (Spanish-English Research Article Corpus)‚ a corpus of research
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