Shall We?

Continue with the category of auxiliary (helping) verbs, beginning with the familiar usage issue of can" vs. "may." Then... (more)

Continue with the category of auxiliary (helping) verbs, beginning with the familiar usage issue of can" vs. "may." Then study the workings of modal auxiliary verbs (such as "might," "must," and "shall"), the primary helping verbs of "be," "have," and "do," and the ongoing controversy over the most notorious of auxiliary verbs: "ain't." (less)