Hi Both if-clause constructions in sentence #1 and #2 are possible I think. The first sentence is a regular if-clause. The second one starts with a modal verb, which comes from the full construction 'If there should be any...'. That's

with regards to snow falling and Mister Micawber's response. You wrote 2 is more likely than 3 but how ability and skill (which are human/animal characteristics) refer to snow?? Sunday roast. Look at the context. It is quite clear

Hi Please; In this case you have a helping verb (did) to make the past tense of "have". "Have" does not change in 3rd person singular. I did have. You did have. He did have. We did have. They did have. The main verb (have)

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

Hello again, Thank you for your answer CalifJim. Sorry for bothering again, I know that I might be boring and repetitive with this topic but I'd like to give it  another try and offer a better explanation of my problem here. I thought that the

Hello. I'm trying to analyze this poem and, after looking up the words I don't understand, I couldn't find the meanings of two of them. They're in bold: Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my

Hi, I was looking for help on the Englishpage.com website on its Modal Verb Tuturial on the modal verb 'can' and seem to have found that they use categories to explain the various uses of 'can'. One category is 'can' as

Palmer ( The English Verb ) calls this 'evaluative' should. It has the same meaning as when the non-modal form is used, according to Palmer. I'm surprised that you so foolish. George Curme doesn't seem to agree with Palmer: --

The word "to" is often confusing in English. It can be used as part of a modal expression, infinitive or as a preposition. Note the usage of "to" in the following sentences. To V I used to live in Utah. I am supposed to

I am trying to formulate guidelines for learners of English as a foreign language with regards the use of may/might/could to express possibility. It seems to me that you can use these three modals (almost) interchangeably when expressing