Dynamic modality does not express the speaker's opinion, nor does the speaker affect the situation:
He can speak perfect French.
Here, the speaker is describing a factual situation about the subject of the sentence.
See also: Auxiliary Verb; Deontic Modality; Ditransitive Verb; Dynamic Verb; Epistemic Modality; Finite Verb; Inchoative Verb; Intransitive Verb; Irregular Verb; Non-finite Verb; Phrasal Verb; Regular Verb; Stative Verb; Transitive Verb; Verb Group; Verb Phrase
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