Question

Pick out the modal auxiliaries and state their function
He can afford in the course of the day little leisure for necessary rest

Answer 1

hey mate here is your answer


the Modal auxiliary is can which signifies capacity

hope it helps
mark it as brainliest

Answer 2

Answer :

The modal auxiliary in the given sentence 'He can afford in the course of the day little leisure for necessary rest.' is can.

Here, the modal auxiliary 'can' denotes someone's ability to do something.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'can' as 'to be able to.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'modal verb' as 'a verb used with another verb to express an idea such as possibility that is not expressed by the main verb.'