The marginal modals

Question 1

dare as a modal verb

Answer 1

1. In questions: Dare I tell her?
2. In negative statements as a warning ( You dare not tell her that. ) or to express impossibility (I dare not tell my mother this. )

Question 2

I dare you to try it.

Lexical or modal dare?

Answer 2

lexical

Question 3

abia

Answer 3

scarcely

Question 4

We need to speak with him.

Need=regular or modal verb?

Answer 4

regular

Question 5

need + to + infinitive

need is…

Answer 5

full/ lexical verb

Question 6

the difference between

1. You needn’t have done it.
2. You didn’t need to do it.

Answer 6

1. Not necessary, but DONE

2. Not necessary, NOT DONE

Question 7

negation in epistemic function

Answer 7

the action is affected by negation

Question 8

internal negation

Answer 8

the level of what is known is not being negated, but the action

Question 9

negation in deontic modality

Answer 9

the modality is affected

Question 10

external negation

Answer 10

the nature of the action stays the same