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Modal verb

A modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality such as a likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestion, order, obligation, necessity, possibility or advice. Modal verbs generally accompany the base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content. In English, the modal verbs commonly used are can, could…

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Modal verb

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples36
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Modal verb

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related to Bibliography · 8
Modal verb → English Etymology, EnglishWalter, History, Modal Verbs, Skeat, The Concise Dictionary, The Syntactic Evolution, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
related to Italian · 8
Modal verb → For, I-am, I-have, Italian, Modal, There, They, When
related to External links · 5
Modal verb → Explication, German, German Modal Verbs, Modal VerbsModal Verb Tutorialv, Portuguese
related to English · 2
Modal verb → English, The
is a · 1
Modal verb → type of verb that contextually indicates a modality such as a likelihood
related to Function · 1
Modal verb → Modal

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verbs modal verb english must italian auxiliary modality example obligation languages perfect ability permission used hawaiian spanish deontic use auxiliaries

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Modal verbis atype of verb that contextually indicates a modality such as a likelihood0.90text
a likelihoodinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
abilityinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
permissioninstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
requestinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
capacityinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
suggestioninstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
orderinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
obligationinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
necessityinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
possibility or adviceinstance ofA modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality0.80text
yàoinstance ofwith main verbs0.80text

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