Bělíková Zuzana The Modal Verb Could and its Equivalents in Translation

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MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS IN GENERAL ...................................................... 15 
2.1 F
EATURES 
S
AME FOR 
B
OTH 
M
ODALS AND 
A
UXILIARIES
........................................ 16 
2.2 F
EATURES OF 
M
ODAL 
V
ERBS 
O
NLY
....................................................................... 17 
2.2.1 Construction with the Bare Infinitive ............................................................. 18 
2.2.2 Finite Functions Only ..................................................................................... 18 
2.2.3 No 3
rd
Person Inflection.................................................................................. 18 
2.2.4 Abnormal Time Reference ............................................................................. 19 
2.2.5 No Imperative and Passive Voice................................................................... 19 
2.2.6 No Contracted Forms...................................................................................... 20 
2.3 F
UNCTIONS OF 
M
ODAL 
V
ERBS
................................................................................ 20 
2.3.1 Verb phrases with Modals .............................................................................. 21 
2.4 M
ARGINAL 
M
ODALS
............................................................................................... 21 
2.4.1 Dare and Need ................................................................................................ 21 
2.4.2 Ought to .......................................................................................................... 22 
2.4.3 Used to............................................................................................................ 22 
2.5 S
UMMARY
.............................................................................................................. 22