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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Verbs like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could'

1) We use the modal verb 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in the conditional two.
2) We use the modal verbs like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in the conditional two.

We use the singular form for a noun in apposition with words connected by 'or'.
Then, Why should we use the plural form for a noun connected by 'like' which be in apposition with words connected by 'or'?

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon Why should we use the plural form for a noun connected by 'like' which be in apposition with words connected by 'or'? The structure is not an appositive, that is all; it is a modifying prepositional phrase. What is more distracting is your use of 'the' before 'conditional'.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon Why should we use the plural form for a noun connected by 'like' which be in apposition with words connected by 'or'?
  • The structure is not an appositive, that is all; it is a modifying prepositional phrase.
  • What is more distracting is your use of 'the' before 'conditional'.
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park sang joonWhy should we use the plural form for a noun connected by 'like' which be in apposition with words connected by 'or'?
The structure is not an appositive, that is all; it is a modifying prepositional phrase. What is more distracting is your use of 'the' before 'conditional'.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your valuable answer. Emotion: smile

What is more distracting is your use of 'the' before 'conditional
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park sang joon"We use the modal verbs like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in conditional two."
Fine. (You might solve your worries by replacing 'or' with 'and'.)
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your continuing support Emotion: smile
I have made another horrible mistake; I have should put down "verb", not "v
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park sang joon"We use the modal verbs like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in conditional two."
Singular 'verb' is wrong there with 'the'. 'A modal verb' would be OK.
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Thank you for your continuing to answer. Emotion: smile
I'm so sorry but I don't know why I can't use a singular form with "the."
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I kind of see what you meant.
I would rather know why I can use the following sentence, if anything.
"We use a modal verb like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in conditional two."
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park sang joonwhy I can use the following sentence, if anything."We use a modal verb like 'should', 'would', 'might', or 'could' in conditional two."
Why do you think you cannot? I always have one green vegetable like spinach or cabbage for dinner.
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Why do you think you cannot? I always have one green vegetable like spinach or cabbage for dinner.
Your new example looks correct to me.
But in my examples, I thought I should use a definite article because "modal verb" was identified by "like" phrase.
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park sang joon I thought I should use a definite article because "modal verb" was identified by "like" phrase
No. Your 'like' phrase shows clearly that there are several modal verbs, not just one.
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