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OTHER USES AND VERSIONS OF MODAL AUXILIARIES PART - 2

OTHER USES AND VERSIONS OF MODAL AUXILIARIES



CAPABLE OF


    It says how much capable we are in doing the works, like 'able to' before this 'Capable of' also we have to use 'be' forms and after it the Main Verb must be in "Ing form".


Examples:

     Sub + be forms + capable of + M.V Ing form + .........


PRESENT:
 
     She is capable of doing anything.
     She is not capable of doing anything.
     Is she capable of doing any thing?
     Is she not capable of doing anything?


PAST:

     She was capable of taking decisions once.
     She was not capable of taking decisions.
     Was she capable of taking decisions?
     Was she not capable of taking decisions?


WITH MODAL AUXILIARIES:

     I will be capable of speaking well.
     She may be capable of solving everything.
     She should be capable of doing business.
     She must be capable of dealing with people.
     She need to be capable of getting the jobs.


INTERROGATIVE QUESTIONS:

     Who is capable of speaking?
     How are you capable of playing?
     What are you capable of doing?
     Who is capable of taking this responsibility?
     Who is capable of fighting with them?






SAYING DISABILITY WITH REASON

     
     When we say what we can't do with reason. We can say in two ways as follows:

I can't walk because I am weak

SO - THAT:  I am so weak that I can't walk.

TOO-TO:  I am too weak to walk.

     Coffee is so hot that I can't drink.
     Coffee is too hot to drink.

     It is so dark that I can't see.
     It is too dark to see.

     It is so far that I can't walk.
     It is too far to walk.



SAYING RESPONSIBILITY WITH HAVING DISABILITY


     Even though we are disabled to do some works, if it binds us to be fulfilled. It is said in two ways as follows.

    I can't speak.
    I must speak.
 
    I can't speak but I must speak.
            This can be said in a simple way like this:

    I can't-but speak.
     He can't-but play.
    She can't-but cook.


PAST:

     I couldn't-but adjust.
     We couldn't-but walk.
     They couldn't-but help.


NOTE:  While using this 'can't-but' in the formal spoken language we have  
            to take a little gap between can't and but. Likewise while writing we 
            must use Hyphen (-) between can't and but.



WORK PLAN:

1. Write at-least 10-20 sentences on your own on the basis of able to, 
    capable of, can't-but, couldn't-but, too-to etc.,

2. Have oral practice on statements and questions.



                                                                   Continue to.........Part - 3.

 



 
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