Modality in Persuasion Skill Focus: Identifying and using modality.
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Modal verbs
• give the reader information about the degree of obligation or certainty involved in the action.
Examples of Low Modality
• I might leave early today.
• You could try to do it again.
• She may want to check the results.
Commerical
• <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XjfH8wJ0zqM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Examples of High Modality
I must leave early today.You will do it again.She has to check the results.
Commerical
• <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CNS0JaX9_X8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Levels of Modality
High modality
Medium modality
Low modality
must will mayought to should mightshall can couldhas to need to would
Modality can also be expressed through nouns, adjectives and adverbs
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• Modal nouns: possibility, probability, certainty, obligation, necessity, requirement
• Modal adjectives: possible, probable, obligatory, necessary, required, determined, likely, certain
• Modal adverbs: possibly, probably, maybe, perhaps, sometimes, always, never, certainly, definitely