Hi, I would like to ask some questions about modal auxiliary. First, does HAVE TO belong to MODAL AUXILIARY? I have visited some websites on this topic. (I also searched here for the keyword, but there are too many articles and thus I

Hi, I have difficulty in understanding verb usage(two verbs given and go in same sentence) in below sentence and also please tell me the parts of speech in the sentence. You need articles as shown. Effective and substantial critiques

Jackson6612 wrote: Need sometimes behaves like a modal, for example 'She need know', 'She needn't know', or, in more formal English, 'She need not know'. Examples: 1: You needn't worry 2: Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean

Cool Breeze wrote: Grammarian-bot wrote: Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can care for sick or newborn children. I have a serious problem with deciding when to use

Grammarian-bot wrote: Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can care for sick or newborn children. I have a serious problem with deciding when to use prepositions before verbs

A. The present perfect in the passive: A new house has been built. Two new houses have been built. B. The perfect infinitive in the passive: The perfect infinitive is usually used with a defective auxiliary (also known as a modal auxiliary).

1) My little brother would not turn down the radio volume in the morning. MY = possessive adjective LITTLE = DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE BROTHER = noun WOULD = modal auxiliary NOT = NEGATIVE PARTICLE TURN = main verb DOWN =

Hello, Nobody replied to my previous post, but I hope someone will for this one 1) The representative told the press a lie out of fear of retribution. Parts of speech: The = definite article Representative = noun Told = ditransitive

What books would you recommend to learn more about the modal verbs? I've written here, on alt.english.usage and on uk.culture.language.english; ... I would need some reliable reference based on grammar (correct usage), and actual current usage