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
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