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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Can +able

Hello,

Is it possible to use 'able' with 'can'?

1. She can able to run.

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Is it possible to use 'able' with 'can'? Not in standard English. "able to" needs a copula not a modal.

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  • hanuman_2000 Is it possible to use 'able' with 'can'?
  • Not in standard English.
  • "able to" needs a copula not a modal.
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hanuman_2000Is it possible to use 'able' with 'can'?
Not in standard English.

"able to" needs a copula not a modal.
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hanuman_2000Is it possible to use 'able' with 'can'?1. She can able to run.
Not like that. To be grammatical it has to be "She can be able to run"; however, it's nonsense.

Note that you will hear that combination from native speakers on a rare occasion, but that's just because they're talking too fast and not thinking.
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