MODAL VERBS PART 1 DEGREES OF OBLIGATION BY TEACHER ANGELA CARVALHO JUNE/2010
OBSERVE YOU MUSTSTUDY HARD. YOU HAVE TOSTUDY HARD. YOU ‘D BETTERSTUDY HARD. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO STUDY HARD. YOU SHOULD/ OUGHT TO STUDY HARD.
YOU COULD STUDY HARD. YOU MUSTN’T STUDY HARD. YOU DON’T HAVE TOSTUDY HARD.
OBSERVE YOU MUSTSTUDY HARD. YOU HAVE TOSTUDY HARD. YOU ‘D BETTERSTUDY HARD. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO STUDY HARD. YOU SHOULD/ OUGHT TO STUDY HARD.
OBSERVE YOU MUSTSTUDY HARD. YOU HAVE TOSTUDY HARD. YOU ‘D BETTERSTUDY HARD. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO STUDY HARD. YOU SHOULD/ OUGHT TO STUDY HARD. OBLIGATION – USED BY A PERSON IN AUTHORITY STRONG OBLIGATION – NO OTHER CHOICE ADVICE – EXPRESSES A CONSEQUENCE OF NOT DOING SOMETHING YOU ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE THIS ACTION PEOPLE EXPECT YOU DO THAT ADVICE/ OPINION
YOU COULD STUDY HARD. YOU MUSTN’T STUDY HARD. YOU DON’T HAVE TOSTUDY HARD.
SUGGESTS AN ALTERNATIVE STATES A PROHIBITION NO OBLIGATION – NOT NECESSARY
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