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These are misprints that were not caught by the editors.Here's how is can happen. The writer reports Mr. Smith says the matter has to be pursued in the courts. Then he changes his mind. He decides to say should be instead of has to be, so he substitutes should for has, and forgets to delete...

.Is it possible for modal verbs (shall,should, will, would, may, might) to be followed by "to"? -- No. They all take bare infinitives (no 'to')Shouldn't it be "have to be" and "is to be" -- Yes. Those are your only choices.

Hi Teachers Is it possible for modal verbs (shall,should, will, would, may, might) to be followed by "to" ? E.g: Mr. Bahnken also said the death penalty should to be pursued for those found guilty of killing his brother A portion of the proceeds from the sale of its paper and...

When we talk with biblical precision about the resurrection, we discover an excellent foundation for lively and creative Christian work in the present world--not, as some suppose, for an escapist or quietist piety. Here, the word 'piety' seems to be uncountable, yet seems that the...

Hi, I gotthe following sentences from the ChristianToday magazne, a magazine of evangelical conviction, by N.T. Wright on March 25, 2008, and hope you would answer some questions on them. When we talk with biblical precision about the resurrection, we discover an excellent foundation for lively...

If we follow Swann, we can use need as a modal verb in an affirmative sentence when a 'non-affirmative' word (such as only, hardly, seldom etc.) gives the sentence a negative kind of meaning. Look at Swann's last example: the sentence becomes incorrect when only is removed.That said,...

It's not subjunctive. It's the modal use of need. Modal need can occur in non-assertive contexts. Modals never take the s in the first person singular of the present tense the way non-modal verbs do. In that way they resemble subjunctive forms, which are also missing the s. The...

The modal verbs (like should, would, etc.) don't really have tenses in the same way that other verbs do.You are right, however, that should is like the present, and should have is like the past. Your paraphrases are not really accurate, though.How should he know it? ~ How can we expect him...

The list isn't meant to be exhaustive or carefully arranged. Any additions, corrections or further examples would be welcomed. 1 main verbs; lexical verbs (all verbs which are not auxiliaries or modals) 2 action verbs; event verbs; dynamic verbs (a verb which can be used in...

Am I right ot say that we also call verbs: auxiliary verbs modal verbs regular verbs irregular verbs reflexive verbs phrasal verbs full verbs stative verbs Thank you Martine