1. Modality in Persuasion Skill Focus: Identifying and using modality

2. Modal verbs give the reader information about the degree of obligation or certainty involved in the action.

3. Low modality shows less certainty.

4. Examples of Low Modality I might leave early today. You could try to do it again. She may want to check the results.

5. Commerical

6. Medium Modality I guess I will share the cookies. I should share the paper.

7. High modality shows a high degree of certainty.

8. Examples of High Modality I must leave early today. You will do it again. She has to check the results.

9. Commerical

10. Levels of Modality High modality Medium modality Low modality mustwillmay ought toshouldmight shallcancould has toneed towould

11. Modality can also be expressed through nouns, adjectives and adverbs. Modal nouns: possibility, probability, certainty, obligation, necessity, requirement Modal adjectives: possible, probable, obligatory, necessary, required, determined, likely, certain Modal adverbs: possibly, probably, maybe, perhaps, sometimes, always, never, certainly, definitely