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Grammar
Can you cook? (please explain structure)
My question is actually about a question. Look at this question.....
Can you cook?
Why isn't it.....Can you cooks?
Is there a rule of thumb to the grammatical structure of this sentence?
How do I explain the structure to my ESL students??? Thank you.
Can you cook?
Why isn't it.....Can you cooks?
Is there a rule of thumb to the grammatical structure of this sentence?
How do I explain the structure to my ESL students??? Thank you.
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The modals are followed by the bare infinitive only. can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must The question form is not different in this respect. You can cook.
- The modals are followed by the bare infinitive only.
- can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must The question form is not different in this respect.
- You can cook.
- You could cook.
- You will cook.
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The modals are followed by the bare infinitive only.
can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must
The question form is not different in this respect.
You can cook. You could cook. You will cook. You must cook. etc.
Can you cook? Could you cook? Will you cook? Must you cook? etc.
can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must
The question form is not different in this respect.
You can cook. You could cook. You will cook. You must cook. etc.
Can you cook? Could you cook? Will you cook? Must you cook? etc.
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