Modal verbs are a type of "helping" verb. (Helping verbs are also
called "auxiliary"
verbs.) Before we study modal verbs, let's review helping verbs.
Read the following paragraph. Look for helping verbs. Click on the HELPING
verbs.
Our society
has a
problem. That problem
is "continous
partial attention." What
does that
mean?
We
don't do one
thing at a time any more. Instead,
people
talk on
the phone while they
are driving.
Students
listen to
music while they
are studying.
I
was watching T.V.
while I
made this
webpage.
Now read the same paragraph again. This time, click on the MAIN verbs.
Our society
has a
problem. That problem
is "continous
partial attention." What
does that
mean?
We
don't do one
thing at a time any more. Instead, people
talk on
the phone while they
are driving.
Students
listen to
music while they
are studying.
I
was watching T.V.
while I
made this
webpage.
