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Modal verbs do not use the helping verb. Examples: | Modal verbs do not use the helping verb. Examples: | ||
*Ill pote newn dorm.'' "He may not sleep." / ''Ill pote'n dorm.'' "He mayn't sleep." | *''Ill pote newn dorm.'' "He may not sleep." / ''Ill pote'n dorm.'' "He mayn't sleep." | ||
**Note: Unlike in English, the abbreviation ''pote'n'' "mayn't" is not archaic. | **Note: Unlike in English, the abbreviation ''pote'n'' "mayn't" is not archaic. | ||
*''Derry ill mange?'' "Should he eat?" | *''Derry ill mange?'' "Should he eat?" |
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