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ERIC Number: EJ116123
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Man and Modals
Connolly, Patrick G.
English Language Teaching Journal, 29, 3, 180-183, Apr 75
Teaching of modal auxiliaries without developing in students an understanding of the concepts and unity underlying their use may undermine the original objective of communication in language. The use of a classification matrix with a set of sample sentences is suggested as an effective method of presentation. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Verbs
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