Which term denotes 'auxiliary verbs that indicate the possibility, obligation or certainty of an action or state'?

Which term denotes 'auxiliary verbs that indicate the possibility, obligation or certainty of an action or state'?

• A. Limited Narrator
• B. Imperatives
• C. Evaluative Lexis
• D. Modal Verbs

Answer: (D)

Modal verbs express mood or modality, showing possibility, obligation, or certainty about an action or state. They are auxiliary verbs that accompany the main verb to modify its meaning, as in can go (ability), may come (possibility), must finish (obligation), or will happen (future certainty). They are used with the base form of the main verb and don’t behave like regular main verbs in tense or agreement. The other options don’t fit because they refer to different linguistic ideas: a Limited Narrator is about narrative perspective, Imperatives are commands, and Evaluative Lexis consists of words that express judgments or attitudes rather than mood or modality.

Modal verbs express mood or modality, showing possibility, obligation, or certainty about an action or state. They are auxiliary verbs that accompany the main verb to modify its meaning, as in can go (ability), may come (possibility), must finish (obligation), or will happen (future certainty). They are used with the base form of the main verb and don’t behave like regular main verbs in tense or agreement.

The other options don’t fit because they refer to different linguistic ideas: a Limited Narrator is about narrative perspective, Imperatives are commands, and Evaluative Lexis consists of words that express judgments or attitudes rather than mood or modality.