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Old 16-Nov-2006, 08:45
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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 !

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Old 17-Nov-2006, 09:37
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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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Old 17-Nov-2006, 15:38
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Default Re: Which word is the VERB in...

there are "two words "
" can " and "tell "
Tell is main verb, can is "modal "
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Exactly....
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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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Can is a helping verb
Tell is a main verb
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two verbs

can =model verb
tell=main verb
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Default Re: Which word is the VERB in...

Almost all of you said that there are two verbs, they are "can" and "tell", but regarding to the question we can only choose one, so there must be only one verb on it.
So what is the answer, "can" or "tell" ?
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can mean are you able to
not verb
tell" the verb
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Hi Guys. Well If you see, there are 2 verbs.

One is a Modal Verb .. --> CAN

The other verb is.. --> TELL

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