Hi, Very generally speaking, 1. When " do " is the main verb of a sentence in the simple present and the subject is in the third singular person (" he/she/it "). She always does her homework in the afternoon. -- He usually

And what do you think about: “He is going to satisfy any caprice of hers”. Does this sentence sound OK? Not really. any is tricky. (I don't have to tell you that. ) If any occurs after the verb, one of these things is often also present:

As you know, M., "might" is conventionally regarded as a "modal verb" in such uses. However, I seem to recall a thread in the distant past, in which you suggested that it might be adverbial. You never elaborated on that suggestion; but

Might is always considered a modal in English. However, and that is why I think yours is a good question, in other languages, such as my own – which is Dutch – we do in fact add an adverb to the verb phrase of the sentence. In the end, the

The modal verb "should" is followed by a bare infinitive, not by a plural verb. Thanks, Amy, for letting me know that 'spend' is a bare infinitive. I have wrongly called it a plural verb.

As with any other question, invert the subject and the first verb of the statement form. It doesn't matter that the first verb is a modal verb. He must have felt ... > How must he have felt ...? Sally would have gone ... > Why would

Could you please define your terms? weak forms? = regular forms? or contracted forms? or ??? strong forms? = irregular forms? or non-contracted forms? or ??? compound verb? = like to underline (under + line)? or with auxiliary verbs? or with

Modal-like expressions (like have to ) follow the same grammar as other verbs. Modal verbs have their own grammar, for example, never taking an s in the present tense. CJ

Hi. Would you say there is no difference between the modal verb "could" in the negative (as in "could not") and the verb form "was not able to" when mentioning an action in a specific moment in time or some extended

Anon: Is this a duplicate of your last post? Please don't post a question more than once. OK. Do you know what the modal verbs are? If you would please reply and post a list of them, we can help you with some sentences. It shouldn't take