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An extension of the Pearce-Amato (1980) cognitively-based typology of helping is presented. First, an exhaustive list of helping verb categories was compiled. Subjects then assigned a representative ...

Imagine trying to speak without expressing possibility, permission,or necessity; it would be like painting without colour. That’s were the modal verb step in. These special helping verbs—can, could, ...

Writing in the active voice makes the meaning clear while keeping sentences from becoming complicated and wordy. Sentences using passive voice are not necessarily wrong, just less effective than ...