2. WHAT ARE MODALS?
•MODALS (ALSO CALLED MODAL
VERBS, MODALAUXILIARY
VERBS, MODAL AUXILIARIES) ARE
SPECIALVERBSWHICH BEHAVE
IRREGULARLY IN ENGLISH.
3. MODALS
•THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL
VERBS LIKE "WORK, PLAY,VISIT..."THEY
GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE FUNCTION OFTHE MAINVERBTHAT
FOLLOWS IT.THEY HAVE A GREATVARIETY
OF COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS.