Modal Verbs: Categories

What are the three categories of modal verbs?

• Epistrophe, Denotation, Dynamic

• Epistemic, Deontic, Dynamic

• Ekphrastic, Dichotomy, Durable

• Euphemism, Deontic, Doable

What does the deontic mean?

• Relating to ideas or regulations

• Relating to speculation and subjunctive

• Relating to performance

• Relating to the literal meaning

What does the Epistemic category relate to?

• Relating to perfomance

• Relating to the literal meaning

• Relating to ideals or regulations

• Relating to speculation and subjunctive

What does the dynamic category relate to?

• Relating to ideals and regulations

• Relating to performance

• Relating to modals

• Relating to speculation and subjunctive

What are the sub categories of epistemic modals?

• Possibility, deduction, expectation

• Permission, Obligation

• Ability, habit

• can, could

What are the sub categories of deontic modals?

• Possibility, deduction, expectation

• Ability, Habit

• Permission, obligation

• might, would

What are the subcategories of dynamic modals?

• must, shall, should

• Ability, habit

• Possibility, deduction, expectation

• Permission, obligation

Can you use more than one modal in a sentence?

• true

• false

Fill in the blank:

It's very cold today. Do you think it _______ snow later?

• can

• should

• might

• must

You ________ leave your door unlocked when you go out.

• shouldn't

• must

• should

• couldn't