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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

May/ can

Hi everyone!!!

Do we have such a structure in English:

She MAY CAN buy a car! Emotion: surprise

If so, would you explain, please?
  

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Anonymous Hi everyone!!! Do we have such a structure in English: She MAY CAN buy a car! If so, would you explain, please?

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  • Anonymous Hi everyone!!!
  • Do we have such a structure in English: She MAY CAN buy a car!
  • If so, would you explain, please?
  • No, She MAY CAN buy a car!
  • is not grammatical.
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AnonymousHi everyone!!!

Do we have such a structure in English:
She MAY CAN buy a car!
If so, would you explain, please?
No, She MAY CAN buy a car! is not grammatical.

Use only one auxilliary verb to show the mood of the sentence.

She CAN buy a car! (She has enough money.)

She MAY buy a car! (She is thi
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How about this?

-Can she buy a car?

- I don't know exactly! She may (have enough money to/ can) buy a car...
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AnonymousHow about this?
-Can she buy a car?
- I don't know exactly! She may (have enough money to/ can) buy a car...
A: Can she buy a car?

B: I don't know exactly! She may have enough money to buy a car.

The auxiliary verbs are used for mood, negation, and questions.

Can she buy a car? ( Auxiliary verb used to
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"She may/might be able to buy a car" is okay.
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AnonymousDo we have such a structure in English:
She MAY CAN buy a car!
I know people from North Carolina who use, "She might could buy a car", so I'd have to say anything is possible!
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