Grammar: Groups & phrases: Verb group: Adjusting interactions: modality
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Expressing 'inclination' | |
What is inclination?: Form and function
The following table illustrates how inclination can be expressed by a range of grammatical forms:
| Function | Form |
expressing inclination |
modal auxiliary (I will do my homework every day.) |
| adjective (I am keen to go to Japan for my holiday.) | |
| noun (Our determination to succeed has never been stronger.) | |
| verb (I promise to do my best.) |
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