Sunday, October 18, 2020

Will - The Modal Verb of prediction and volunteering

 WillVolunteeringWhen you volunteer to do something, to help someone, you use the modal verb will. Will is used to express the future. Here, The job you volunteer to do will be in the immediate or far future. Will can be contracted with the subject pronoun. I will...
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Modal verbs of Probability - Must, Could, May, and Might

Probability means the chances of something happening; Something likely to happen. We use probability modal verbs must, may, might, and could when we are uncertain about something and are making a guess.   Must We use must when we are sure about something. We mostly use...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Modal verbs of Obligation and Advice - Must & Should

Obligation Must When there is a strong necessity(obligation) to do something like a set of rules to follow or duties to perform, we use the modal verb must. E.g., You must only use blue ink pen for the exam.   Must not - Negative Must not implies that there is a...
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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Modal verbs of Permission and Request - May, Could, and Can

May, could, and can   Modal verbs: could, may, and can are used with the infinitive to express permission and request statements. Asking for permission and making requests are very similar and can be confusing.   Permission Asking someone to allow you to do something...
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Monday, September 28, 2020

Modal verbs of Ability - Can & Could

Modals of abilityModel verbs can & could are used to express ability.It is used as an expression to show that you have: a special skill, a talent, the strength to do something.E.g.,I can swim like a pro.It is also used to express the ability to do a specific task.E.g.,I...
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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Modal verbs - Introduction and Rules to follow

Modal verbsIntroductionModel verbs are a handy set of verbs that adds additional information to the main verb. A statement can express possibility, ability, obligation, permission, or advice to the verb depending on the modal verb added with the verb. The Modal verbs are:...
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Monday, September 7, 2020

Unless and Until

Usage of unless and until can be confusing at times, even though they are completely different from each other except the fact that they are both conjunctions. So, let's break down the concept and see how we can deliver a class that better explains them. Unless Unless simply...
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