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Mood and modality
Modality differs from tense and aspect in that it
does…
Mood and modality
Modality differs from tense and aspect in that it
does not refer directly to any characteristic of
the events, but simply to the status of the
proposition.
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English uses a modal verbs to distinguish a
judgement about a proposition from a categorical
statement.
Deontic Modality
The most common types of Deontic modality are the
directives, where we try to get others to do
things.
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Dynamic Modality
There appear to be two types of dynamic modality,
expressing ability and willingness.
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Modal Verbs
Modals (English)
will, shall, may, can, must, would, should,
might could
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Ought (to), need (to), dare (to)