What is the difference between primary and modal auxiliary?
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Explanation:
A modal auxiliary verb cannot be used alone.
Example : He will come. (Will – modal; come – principal)
Principal verbs, on the other hand, can stand alone. A principal verb is either present or implied.
Example : He came.
The modal auxiliaries do not change their form, whatever be the number and person of the subject.
Example : I can write. You can write. They can write. We can write. She can write.
Principal verbs also have a different form in the third person.
Example : I work. You work. He works.
NOTES :
Modal auxiliaries do not have infinitive or participle forms. You cannot say: to shall, to must or to can.
In the same way, you cannot add -ing to any of these auxiliaries to make present participles. Modal auxiliaries do not have past participles either.
When you say to will, to need or to dare, the verbs will, need and dare are principal verbs, and not auxiliaries.
Similarly, when you say willing, needing and daring, the verbs will, need and dare are used as principal verbs, and not auxiliaries.
Primary auxiliaries have infinitive and participle forms.
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Describe any three differences between primary and modal auxiliaries