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There are tow verbs .
( Can )which is " modal " and ( tell ) which is " main verb " .

any one correct me if there is any mistake . Please !

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Hi
My answer :
There are tow verbs .
( Can )which is " modal " and ( tell ) which is " main verb " .

any one correct me if there is any mistake . Please !

Best regard
That is right.

(Please correct any mistakes you find.
Okay, say two verbs. Also, it should be best regards.Maya
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there are "two words "
" can " and "tell "
Tell is main verb, can is "modal "
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There are two.
Hi, again The French,

There are two verbs, can is the helping verbs, but tell is the main verb.

The question is a little ambiguous.

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