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This unit highlights some of the more difficult topics of the English language and verbs most often confused by non-English and often time English speakers alike. Modal auxiliary verbs can be used a number of different ways. It can be used to express obligation, possibility or probability, permission or prohibition, ability and advice. They can also be used in differing degrees of formality. Modal verbs are followed by a verb in its base form and applies for both present and future meanings. Each auxiliary verb can be used for several purposes ranging from a request to probability. Depending on which one is chosen, will change the dynamic formality of a statement or question. Depending on how a sentence is ordered will determine its active or passive voice. In passive, the object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. Only transitive verbs, which are verbs followed by an object, are used in passive. For both active and passive voice, the tense of the sentence always remains the same. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. The three category clauses are independent, dependent and relative. An independent clause is a complete sentence containing the main subject and verb of a sentence. A dependent clause is not a complete sentence and must be connect to a dependent. A relative clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun which describes, identifies or gives further information about a noun. This is further separated into defining and non-defining relative clauses. Phrasal verbs are multi-word verbs that consist of a verb plus one or two particles. Intransitive phrasal verbs cannot be followed by a direct object. Transitive separable phrasal verbs occur only when an object pronoun comes between the verb and the particle. The object noun can also come between the verb and the particle or after the particle. Transitive inseparable occur when the object phrase or object pronoun both come after the particle. With this unit I will be sure to pay closer attention to which modals I use, my passive and active forms of speech as well as my phrasal verbs. The more I am able to identify them in everyday speech, the easier it will be to teach others.
