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11 - Modal verbs

from Unit II - Parts of speech

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2023

Yongping Zhu  and
Chu-Ren Huang
Yongping Zhu
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Chu-Ren Huang
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Summary

The subcategory of modal verbs is introduced in this chapter, including an overview of how modal verbs differ in meaning and usage from typical verbs. The chapter also outlines their grammatical features and explains how to differentiate similar ones.

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modal verbauxiliary verbmoodattitudejudgment
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A Student Grammar of Chinese , pp. 126 - 137
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Modal verbs
  • Yongping Zhu, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, Chu-Ren Huang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Book: A Student Grammar of Chinese
  • Online publication: 27 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009233507.015
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  • Yongping Zhu, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, Chu-Ren Huang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Book: A Student Grammar of Chinese
  • Online publication: 27 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009233507.015
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  • Modal verbs
  • Yongping Zhu, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, Chu-Ren Huang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Book: A Student Grammar of Chinese
  • Online publication: 27 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009233507.015
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