Modal verbs
Hello everyone,
I need to ask about the perfect modal verb in the following example.
- Some students have not studied for the exam. They will not pass it.
- Some students have not studied for the exam. They might not pass it.
- Some students have not studied (well) for the exam. They may not pass it.
Which modal verb makes more sense? And why?
And in the following two sentences, which modal verb makes more sense and why?
- Some students have not studied (well) for the exam. They will not pass it.
- Some students have not studied (well) for the exam. They might not pass it.
Top answer
- Some students have not studied for the exam. They will not pass it. It is absolutely guaranteed that these student will fail.
- - Some students have not studied for the exam.
- They will not pass it.
- It is absolutely guaranteed that these student will fail.
- - Some students have not studied for the exam.
- They might not pass it.
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- Some students have not studied for the exam. They will not pass it. It is absolutely guaranteed that these student will fail.
- Some students have not studied for the exam. They might not pass it. It is possible that these students will fail.
- Some students have not studied (well) for the ex
0perfect modal verb
Those are just 'modal verbs', not 'perfect modal verbs'. Perfect modal constructions contain 'have' after the modal, and then the main verb (will have passed, might not have passed, ...).
Which modal verb makes more sense?
They all make sense. (And the presence or absence of 'w
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