Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Be that as it may

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

Zidane plays football. Zidane can play football.

Notice that when can is used in the sentence, the verb play loses it s? Can is a verb which I think is called a modal verb.

Other verbs, when used in conjuction with a modal verb, retain its original form. Hence the absence of s in this sentence: He can play football.

Other modal verbs are shall, will, must and may.

Examples:

Shall we go visit them today?
Will they be having rendang?
Must we help?
May it be then.

Allah SWT knows best.



Have a pleasant Eidulfitri and may Allah accept(worship and good deeds) from you and us.

wassalam.

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Disclaimer: I am neither an English native speaker nor a qualified English teacher.