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The English modal auxiliary verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality, properties such as possibility and obligation. [a] They can most easily be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness (they do not have participles or plain forms [b]) and by their lack of the ending β(e)s for the third-person singular.
Modal verbs generally accompany the base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content. [1] In English, the modal verbs commonly used are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and ought.
The United Kingdom theatrical release date was April 1. [4] Orlando Bloom starred as Romeo. This production depicts Romeo and his Montague family with white actors, while Juliet and her Capulet family are depicted with black actors. [2] The production was a modernization featuring a Triumph motorcycle and zip-up jackets. [3]
3 Two Word Semi-Modal Auxiliary Verb Phrases. ... This is a list of English auxiliary verbs, i.e. helping verbs, which include Modal verbs and Semi-modal verbs.
The verb form is formally called volitive, [3] [4] but in practice, it can be seen as a broader deontic form, rather than a pure volitive form, since it is also used to express orders and commands besides wishes and desires. Examples: Venu. β "Come." (a request or command) Donu Δin al mi. β "Give it to me." (a request or command) Ni faru tion.
Pages in category "English modal and auxiliary verbs" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
The result of the evaluation is called the modal force. [2]: 649 For example, the utterance in (4) expresses that, according to what the speaker has observed, it is necessary to conclude that John has a rather high income: (4) John must be earning a lot of money. The modal base here is the knowledge of the speaker, the modal force is necessity.
A mock-Victorian revisionist version of Romeo and Juliet 's final scene (with a happy ending, Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, and Paris restored to life, and Benvolio revealing that he is Paris's love, Benvolia, in disguise) forms part of the 1980 stage-play The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. [144]