{"id":12682,"date":"2024-07-22T14:23:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T05:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/?post_type=fl_news&#038;p=12682"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T05:23:12","slug":"english-study-series-part-8-unlocking-the-power-of-modal-verbs-introduction-to-modal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"fl_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/fl_news\/english-study-series-part-8-unlocking-the-power-of-modal-verbs-introduction-to-modal-verbs","title":{"rendered":"English Study Series Part 8: &#8220;Unlocking the Power of Modal Verbs&#8221; (Introduction to Modal Verbs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15216 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Alright, language adventurers, prepare to discover the hidden treasures of modal verbs! Modal verbs add shades of meaning to our sentences, indicating possibility, necessity, or permission. Let&#8217;s uncover their magic with some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Can: She <strong>can<\/strong> speak three languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Must: You <strong>must<\/strong> finish your homework before bedtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Should: He <strong>should<\/strong> study for the exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modal verbs give us the flexibility to express ideas like ability, obligation, and advice. So, next time you&#8217;re expressing yourself, don&#8217;t forget to sprinkle in some modal magic for extra impact!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[21],"class_list":["post-12682","fl_news","type-fl_news","status-publish","hentry","category-21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news\/12682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fl_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fl_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.ac.jp\/cgu-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}