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Modal Auxiliary By Eguriase S. M. Okaka A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; - are also called an auxiliary verb; as, is, am, have, be, may, can, do, must, shall, and will, in English; etre and avoir, in French; avere and essere, in Italian; estar and haber; in Spanish. Recall that auxiliaries help verbs by extending simple verbs to phrases and performing other functions. You would notice that the auxiliaries have helped to form verb phrase. We can also use them in continuous sentences. Modal auxiliaries are special forms of auxiliaries used to express specific meanings. They also co-occur with lexical verbs but each of them expresses the attitude of the user to an issue or something. Exercise With a partner, discuss what each of the following means. • David may pay the vendor. • David will pay the vendor. • David can pay the vendor. • David should pay the vendor. • David ought to pay the vendor. Be prepared to explain what each of these is ex...
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