English Modal Auxiliary Verbs Quiz
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Which characteristic distinguishes English modal verbs from other verbs?

  • They can be used in the standard way as subjunctives
  • They can be used as imperatives
  • They do not have participle or infinitive forms (correct)
  • They always take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular
  • What is a key property of the principal English modal verbs?

  • They modify the modality of another verb (correct)
  • They are used as infinitives and participles
  • They always add the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular
  • They are always used as imperatives
  • Which of the following is considered a quasi-modal in English?

  • Jump
  • Run
  • Do
  • Ought (correct)
  • What is a feature of the present-tense modals in English?

    <p>They do not add the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which verbs are sometimes classed as modals in English?

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