Modals · Meaning Practice

What Meaning Does the Modal Add?

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Classify the intended job, then defend it from the whole sentence.

I can drive a manual transmission.

Could you forward the email?

You should rest before the flight.

It might rain tomorrow.

Passengers must wear seatbelts.

She must be tired after working all night.

May I leave the meeting?

You must not enter without a badge.

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EVIDENCE → FUNCTION → MODAL → BASE FORM

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What Meaning Does the Modal Add?

  1. La palabra modal sola no basta. Cita la pista: regla → obligation; evidencia → deduction; recomendación → advice; resultado incierto → possibility; capacidad aprendida → ability; solicitud → request/permission.
  2. Could en una pregunta puede suavizar una petición; no siempre habla del pasado.
  3. Después de identificar la función, verifica que el modal listado sea invariable y que el verbo principal esté en base form.