%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of a Grammatical Category in English¡ªModal Verbs
%A Yiming Shan
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 271-278
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2021.99020
%X This article aims at introducing the modal verbs, analysing the difficulties
in teaching and providing instructional implications for teaching modals from three
aspects, namely, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. In particular, this article uses<span> </span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><i></i></span></span></span><i><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">can</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"></span></i></span></span></i><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> to demonstrate the problems in teaching. Importantly, the in<span>structional implications for grammar teaching are presented
which orgran</span>ised <span>around the concept of
form, meaning, and function. It is suggested that te</span>achi<span>ng modals could balance students¡¯ ability of
identifying the meaning and fu</span>nction of modals appropriately and using
them properly.</span></span></span>
%K Modal Verbs
%K Can
%K Difficulties in Learning
%K Instructional Strategies
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111889