Modality
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Modality “PURE MODALS” “SEMI-MODALS” Can, could, may, might, must, ought, be able, had better, have Should, will, shall, would, need, dare • not inflected in the 3º person * some inflected in 3º person • bare infinitive * to-infinitive • inverted in a question * may accept another auxiliary for question • not past form * some do have past form Multiple Meaning Obligation Deduction Hypothetical meaning Possibility Permission Prohibition Non-modal meaning Attitude Modal Verb Present Future Past Related structures Speaker’s ATTITUDE towards what is being said You will need to jot comments down somewhere else because there is no enough room form everything…
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Modality
“PURE MODALS” “SEMI-MODALS”
Can, could, may, might, must, ought, be able, had better, haveShould, will, shall, would, need, dare
• not inflected in the 3º person * some inflected in 3º person• bare infinitive * to-infinitive• inverted in a question * may accept another auxiliary for question• not past form * some do have past form
Multiple Meaning ObligationDeductionHypothetical meaning PossibilityPermissionProhibitionNon-modal meaning
Attitude Modal Verb Present Future Past Related structures
Speaker’s ATTITUDE towards what is being said
You will need to jot comments down somewhere else because there is no enough room form everything…
