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modal auxiliary
noun
()
an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Synonyms:
modal
, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb,
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reflexive verb
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active voice
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present participle
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function word
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direct object
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noun phrase
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anthimeria
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content word
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perfective aspect
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parelcon
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demonstrative pronoun
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future perfect
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subjunction
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nounize
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indefinite pronoun
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relative clause
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major form class
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main clause
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imperative mood
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independent clause
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orthotone
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relative pronoun
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reciprocal pronoun
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heteroclitic
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nominative case
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dative case
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genitive case
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perfect tense
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modal auxiliary
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