alleryStart learning →Which statement is true of English modal verbs?
AThey take -s in the third person
BThey are followed by a participle
CThey have full infinitive forms
DThey never inflect for person or number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They never inflect for person or number
Modals like can and must stay unchanged for every subject and have no infinitive or participle forms.
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