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MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
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01. Modal Verb
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The modal verbs of English are a small class of auxiliary of auxiliary verbs used mostly to express (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.). The principal English modal verbs are can, can, could , must , shall , should , will and and would . Certain other verbs are sometimes, but not always, classed these include ought , had better , and (in certain uses) dare and dare and need .
1) can Use
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ability to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be able to)
I can can speak speak English. English.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to)
Can I go to the cinema?
request
Can you Can you wait a wait a moment, please?
offer
I can can lend lend you you my car till t omorrow.
suggestion
Can we Can we visit Grandma visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility
It can can get get very very hot in Arizona.
2) could Use
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ability to do sth. in the past past (substitute (substitute form: to be be able to)
I could could speak speak English. English.
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be allowed to)
I could go to the cinema.
polite question *
Could I Could I go to the cinema, please?
polite request *
Could you Could you wait a wait a moment, please?
polite offer *
I could could lend lend you you my car till tomorrow.
polite suggestion *
Could we Could we visit Grandma visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility *
It could could get get very very hot in Montana.
3) may Use
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possibility
It may may rain rain today. today.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to)
May I May I go to go to the cinema?
polite suggestion
Useful May I May I help you? help you?
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prohibition
You mustn't work on dad's computer. You may not work on dad's computer.
7) need not Use
Examples
not necessary
I needn't go to the supermarket, we're go restaurant tonight.
8) ought to Use
Examples
advice
You ought to drive carefully in bad weathe
obligation
You ought to switch off the light when yo
9) shall instead of will in the 1st person Use suggestion
Examples Shall I carry your bag?
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advice
You should drive carefully in bad weather
obligation
You should switch off the light when you
11) will Use
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wish, request, demand, order (less polite than would)
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prediction, assumption
Friday. I think it will rain on
Promise
I will stop smoking.
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Determiners Function
Determiners are words placed in front of a noun to make it clear what the nou
The word 'people' by itself is a general reference to some group of human bein someone says 'these people', we know which group they are talking about, an 'a lot of people' we know how big the group is. 'These' and 'a lot of ' are determiners in these sentences. Classes of Determiners There are several classes of determiners: Definite and Indefinite articles the, a, an Demonstratives this, that, these, those Possessives my, your, his, her, its, our, their Quantifiers You're Reading a Preview a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some, any, enough, etc. Numbers one, ten, thirty, etc.
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Distributives all, both, half, either, neither, each, every Difference words other, another Question words Which, what, whose
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