Modal verbs are difficult to define in any language because of the wide range of uses of modal verbs there are. A modal verb is a verb, ...
Modal verbs are difficult to define in any
language because of the wide range of uses of modal verbs there are. A modal verb is a verb, which modifies another verb. The modified verb has an intention in its expression, that is the way in which something is being said. Some of the more common definitions (in no particular order) of modal verbs in English are:
- can – ability, permission,
possibility, request
- could – ability, permission,
possibility, request, suggestion
- may – permission, probability, request
- might – possibility, probability, suggestion
- must – deduction, necessity, obligation, prohibition
- shall – decision, future,
offer, question, suggestion
- should – advice, necessity, prediction, recommendation
- will – decision, future,
intention, offer, prediction, promise, suggestion
- would – conditional, habit, invitation, permission, preference, request, question, suggestion
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