modals of permission Flashcards

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characteristics of modals

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do not take “s” for 3rd person pov
never change their form
cannot add “s, ed, ing”
do not use auxilliary “do/does” to form negatives

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what are modals

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from the word itself modals are modes
or they are special type of auxilliary verbs (helping verbs)

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what can modals form?

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contraction (word+word) (couldn’t)

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modals of permission

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can,could,may

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forms of modal

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affirmative
negative
questions with bare infinitives

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