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Modal Verbs and Modal Adverbs
Modal Verbs and Modal Adverbs
Modal Verbs and Modal Adverbs
They are different than normal verbs like “work, play, visit.”
They give additional information about the function of the main
verb that follows it.
They have a great variety of communicative functions.
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MODAL
ADVERBS
USED TO MODIFY SPECIFIC VERBS
THAT CONSIST OF A LINKING VERB
(verb of being) AND SOMETIMES
ANOTHER VERB.
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Some adverbs can be used to describe how likely it
is that something will happen. These are called
‘adverbs of possibility.
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