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Meanings of modal auxiliary in English

An auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality.

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        Examples for "modal"
        Examples for "modal"
        1
        All the samples of normal mucosa showed a diploid modal DNA content.
        Pubmed
        2
        But there is another way in which modal propositions may be regarded.
        Deductive Logic
        3
        Cross-modal exercise prescription at absolute and relative oxygen uptake using perceived exertion.
        Pubmed
        4
        So I suppose they really did practise between themselves these modal gymnastics.
        Jaffery
        5
        The modal analysis shows the frequency-dependent phase reversal of the radial stereocilia displacement.
        Pubmed
        Usage of modal auxiliary in English
        1
        "They have time for it, evidently," she mused, "and after all it is certainly more important than modal auxiliaries!"
        A Reversion To Type