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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Modal verbs A modal verb is a verb‚ for example ‘can’‚ ‘might’‚ or ‘must’ that is used before another verb to show that something is possible‚ necessary‚ etc. Here are some of the uses and meanings of modal verbs. For a more detailed description‚ use a good grammar book. Here are the main modal verbs of English: can could may might must ought shall will would Expressing degrees of certainty In the speaker’s opinion‚ John has the car: The car’s not here – John must have taken it. The speaker
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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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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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especially modal verb‚ which one of the essential parts of a verb phrase in English‚ because I myself regard it as a very useful tool for the learners of English. Key words: phrase‚ verb phrase‚ modal verb OUTLINE I. Introduction 1. Rational 2. Aims II. Procedures III. Findings 1. Overview of verb phrase 2. Overview of modal verb IV. Analysis and Interpretation 1. Meanings of modal verbs 2. Position of modal verbs 3. English
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in the way we speak and the way we write. The current views are pointing at the fact that this is causing a pejoration in this generation’s language which could badly affect their and our future; destroying the conventions of Standard English. This essay will evaluate the similarities and differences between spoken language and web-based messaging such Facebook and many more. In my research‚ the fifth data set is a conversation between two teenage girls. Data two is the seventh online messaging and
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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 sentences express likelihood (possibility‚ probability‚ certainty)‚ requirement (permission‚ advice‚ obligation) or volition (ability‚ inclination‚ promise‚ intention): 1. You will feel better after this medicine 2.
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the use of instrumental power to enforce the exam boards’ authority on the candidates. The text uses words such as “must” and “must not”; this creates power by telling the candidates what they have to do in order to sit the exam. “Most” is also a modal auxiliary verb‚ which is deontic. This is because it’s used in a way to give permission to the reader. There is also influential power in the text‚ it asserts power by influencing the candidates not to be involved in any “irregularity” or ”misconduct”
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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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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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