* Can I eat my lunch here? - 5 (To me it sounds that the person is asking for permission. -- Yes . But this could also be no.7, as the person could be making a request. Is there anyway to tell?-- I see no difference in meaning between 5 and 7 here

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

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

What’s the difference between modals and the English subjunctive? Modal verbs are often found in sentences with the subjunctive, but not always. Modal verbs can be used in A LOT of different ways and situations, so it depends. 1. “He should

The difference between knew I love and knew I will ... is enormous to my ear, and I think it's because will is a modal verb. knew I may, knew I can, knew I will all strike me as wrong. Ah, that makes sense, yes. knew that (present tense) is

Uh-oh! I remember learning it was ok! And I probably learned it from you, lol I don't recall the post you may be referring to. But in any case, remember what Ralph* said: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." The

Hello Friends, I have a few queries concerning conditional clauses. Here is a sentence. If she would have agreed I might have married her.(Hypothetical past) In this sentence, what does the if- clasue ('If she would have agreed' ) denotes?

What is the difference between two below sentences? a) I don't like to go out today, because my girlfriend may call. b) I don't like to go out today, because my girlfriend might call. Thanks!

Hello, there, In the following sentence: Born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt is the second of four children of Theodore and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. At age 6, T.R., his brother Elliott and friend Edith Carow (who would one

I don't see a great deal of difference between a request and an invitation -- none that could be communicated entirely by a modal verb, at least. The difference seems to lie in what you expect the addressee to do. Request: you please come to