difine modal and it's type uses guys
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Modal auxiliaries are words that indicate different moods in different contexts such as ability, compulsion, permission, prohibition etc.
some modals with their meaning with examples are given below :
Meaning ↷
- ability/capacity
- informal request
- possibility
- impossibility
Example↷
- He can drive a car at this age .
- can you hold this a while ?
- This can be one solution.
- you can't say such thing .
Meaning↷
- polite request
- past ability
- present impossible
Example↷
- could i speak to you for a while, pleàse?
- I could play basket ball till fifty.
- You couldn't have missed the train
Meaning↷
- polite request
- Formal permission
- present possibility
Example↷
- May I talk to your mother ?
- yes, you may .
- she may be late , since it is raining heavily .
Meaning↷
- present possibility (remote)
- formal permission ( hesitation/ request)
Example↷
- The queen of England might visit India next year.
- Might I use your mobile ?
Meaning↷
- presently necessity
- logical certainity
- present prohobition
Example↷
- she must check your pressure.
- walking to school in this weather must be difficult..
- you mustn't walk on this grass.
There are more modals but here i have given only 5
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