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RIC MODALS
Modals and definitions for ELLS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Can | Permission/Ability/ Possibility/ask permission /request |
| Cannot | Prohibition |
| should | advice/suggestion/ recommendation/good idea |
| should not | bad idea |
| may | ask permission/give permission/possibility/future possibility/ |
| may not | prohibition/negative possibility |
| might | future/present/possibility |
| must | necessity-formal/conclusion/deduction |
| must not | prohibition |
| would | request |
| would like | preference |
| would rather | preference |
| could | past permission/past ability/request/asking permission |
| have to | necessity |
| had to | past necessity |
| have got to | necessity |
| not have to | Optional-NOT mandatory/necessary |
| had better | recommendation-stronger than should |
| be supposed to | expectation-stronger than should |
| be able to | ability |
| be allowed to | permission |
| ought to | should-good idea |