情态动词,在英文中主要用来表示说话人的看法、态度等.它很接近中文里的能愿动词.从用法上来说,它有这样几个特点: 1)各个情态动词自身都有一定的词义. 2)情态动词不能在句中独立担当谓语. 3)情态动词在句中不受任何人称,性,数变化的影响.常见的情态动词如下:
can(could)
shall(should)/will(would)
may(might)
must
need
dare
ought(除这个是接to以外,以上各个词都是直接接动词原形)
should
may
must
can
might
shall
will
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