Must vs. Have To
Both must and have to can be used to express the conclusion that something is certain. Note that have to is more common in American English. He must be mad to do this. (OR He has to be mad to...
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Modal Auxiliary Verb Must
Must is a modal auxiliary verb. It has no –s in the third person singular. He must go. (NOT He musts go…) Must is followed by an infinitive without to. I must get some rest. You must finish the report today itself. You must...
Degree Modifiers With Comparatives And Superlatives
We cannot use very with comparatives. Instead we use other degree modifiers like much, far, very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit and even. She is much older than her husband. (NOT … very older than...
Modal Auxiliary Verbs
An auxiliary verb is one which helps other verbs to make tenses, passive forms etc. There are two groups – primary auxiliaries and modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries The verbs will, would, shall, should, can, could, may,...
Mixed Conditional
There are two types of mixed conditional sentences. One of them states the present result of a past condition and the other states the past result of a present or continuing condition. Present result of a...
Might | Modal Auxiliary Verb
Might is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an infinitive without to. There is no –s in the third person singular. It might rain this evening. Questions and negatives are made without...
May vs. Can
Both can and may can be used to talk about possibility. But there is some difference between them. Can is used to talk about theoretical possibility; may is used to talk about factual possibility. Compare: The road may be blocked due to the procession....
Modal Auxiliary Verb May
May is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular. She may be here soon. (NOT She mays …) May is followed by an infinitive without to. You may be right. (NOT You may to be right.)...
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner say how something happens or is done. Examples are: cleverly, happily, anxiously, pleasantly etc. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate manner adverb. (pleasantly, angrily, eagerly, seriously, carefully, well, fast, slowly, recklessly, cleverly, stupidly,...
Linking Verbs
Look at the sentences given below. He sleeps. He seems tired. The sentence He sleeps makes complete sense. But if you say He seems, the sense is incomplete. You have to supply a word like tired (or sad, happy,...