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Modal adverbs add meaning to verbs or verb phrases, expressing properties like possibility, obligation, and emphasis.

Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb used to express necessity, possibility, permission, or ability.

Adverbs generally modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing additional information.

The main function of modal adverbs is to express degrees of modality, such as possibility, necessity, and obligation.
Epistemic modality, deontic modality, and dynamic modality are the three types of modality expressed by modal adverbs.
The main modal verbs in the English language are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would.
Need is NOT considered a main modal verb in the English language.
Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb that expresses degrees of modality.
In grammar, modal adverbs are related to modality, which expresses the attitude of the speaker towards the truth of a proposition.
The general function of adverbs is to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and provide more information about manner, time, place, frequency, or degree.