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Yes/No Questions (Interrogative Sentence)
Yes/No questions: Interrogative sentences are sentences that are used to ask questions. One common type of interrogative sentence is the yes/no question. Yes-or-no questions are designed to elicit a response of either yes or no. Intonation in Yes/No questions: Yes-or-no questions often end with a rising pitch. This means that […]
The Imperative Mood
The Imperative Mood is used to give commands, requests, or instructions. It is often used to convey a sense of urgency or directness.
The Indicative Mood-the Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb, rather than performing the action itself. The passive voice is formed using a form of the verb to be followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Modal Verbs
Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb that indicate modality, or the speaker's attitude towards the action or state described by the main verb.
Modal Verbs: could
Could can be used with the indefinite infinitive to express past actions. When using could in this way, it usually indicates ability or possibility in the past.