Chinese GCSE
Modal Verbs
What Modal Verbs means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Modal Verbs
Verbs like 打算 (plan to), 想 (want to), that go before the main action verb to indicate intention.
Topics that use Modal Verbs
- Future aspirations, study and work (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Connectives (连词)
- Degree Adverbs
- Measure Words (量词)
- Register
- Past Markers
- Subject-Predicate Structure
- Time Phrases
Using Modal Verbs in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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