SEMANTIC FEATURES OF MODAL VERBS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN TEACHING GRAMMAR TO ESL LEARNERS

Abstract

Abstract. Present article is to shed light on the semantic use of modal
auxiliaries, namely will, would, can/could, shall /should, must, may /might and
ought. The researchers have tried to pinpoint the mistakes that the students make in
using the above – mentioned auxiliaries, and find the proper methods that help them
to improve their performance.