By Adverbs, Modals

I don't understand what you are asking."Maybe" is an adverb, while "may be" is the modal verb "may" followed by the verb "to be".

This is Rotter again. Cool Breeze, I am delighted when you pointed out my mistakes. I want you and all the others to point out each and every mistake I make here.However, I can't understand the mistake I made here.May is an auxiliary verb.1. Cool Breeze may have been to Sweden. Cool Breeze...

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...

No; they are modal auxiliary verbs.Adverbs of probability are such as likely, probably, possibly, feasibly, certainly.

It was my (unconscious) option. I think the modal is more formal.

Thank you, Mr.M. In your previous responding post, you wrote: The 'rule' against splitting infinitives is long defunct; it need be observed only if your teacher insists on it in his/her assignments or tests.What is the facor involved in deciding which way to write your partial sentence? it...

Gamze and Murat ---- up soon; they both seem very sad and I hardly ever see them together anymore.A) must have brokenB) have been breakingC) should have brokenD) were able to breakE) ought to be breakingI stuck between "A" and "E"; At first, the adverb "soon" in the sentence can lead us to the...

Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these wordskilometercentimeterAre those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ?After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following sentence by using the...

Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these wordskilometercentimeterAre those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ?After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following setence by using the...

CalifJim wrote: The examples in that other thread had no modal verbs, but the examples you just gave here do. I wonder if that has something to do with it. Uh, probably! That could be an important factor... In some sentences those adverbs seem to be more acceptable than in others, and the...