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Verbs: Modals

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

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Topics in Verbs: Modals

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1. What Modals Are

  • The most commonly used modals are can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought to, need, and dare.
  • Modals are used to express the mood or attitude of the speaker.
  • Modals are also called modal auxiliaries.
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2. Asking for and Giving Permission

  • Can is informal.
  • May is formal.
  • Could is very polite.
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3. Asking for Things and Making Requests

  • Can and could are more usual than will and would for making requests.
  • Could and would are more polite than can and will.
  • May is possible, but it is very formal and not preferred in ordinary requests.
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4. Possibility and Ability

  • Can is used to say something is possible or that somebody has the ability to do something.
  • Can has only two forms: can and could.
  • Can is used for present ability and could for past ability.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Modals as auxiliary verbs that express mood, attitude, permission, possibility, necessity, advice, promise, request, prohibition, wish, absence of necessity, and dare

Definition of modalsPermissionRequestsPossibility and abilityCould and could havePossibility scaleNecessity and compulsionProhibition and no need

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