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An Evaluation of Modal Verbs Teacher-Trainees Used in Writing Long Essays and Assignments
Open Journal of Educational Research
| Vol 4, Issue 5
Table 4. Insertion ofmodal verbs in students’ assignments
| Kinds of modal verbs | Total Freq. | Insertion |
| Can | 71 | 5 |
| Could | 34 | 1 |
| Will | 169 | 24 |
| May | 16 | 1 |
| Should | 15 | 1 |
| Must | 2 | 1 |
| To be able/to | 39 | 9 |
| Want to | 46 | 1 |
| Have to | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 504 | 43 |