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This unit first taught that modal auxiliary verbs are used before other verbs to add meaning to the main verb. Modals are words such as can, could, may, might, shall, should, have to and ought to (not the exhaustive list). These words express varying ideas such as possibility, permission, ability, advice and obligation. Modal auxiliary verbs are also use to express degrees of formality. For example: May I use your phone? vs. Can I use your phone? with the former being more polite (formal) than the latter.
The unit then looked at the passive voice, highlighting that the two voices used in English are the active and passive voices. It was explained that while the active voice focuses on the agent or doer of an action, the passive voice focuses on the subject and the doer is much less important (or in some instances does not appear). The form and usage of the passive voice were also examined with common mistakes or errors by students brought to the fore. It was noted that sometimes students overuse the word ‘by’ when using the passive voice, along with omitting the verb ‘to be’ from the sentence or using it in the wrong tense.
Finally, while the topics of clauses was relatively understood (an independent clause is a complete sentence; a dependent clause is to be connected to an independent clause as it is not a complete sentence; and a relative clause is a dependent clause that modified a noun), I admittedly found the contents of the phrasal verbs topic to be challenging.
