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modal vs auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb vs modal

modal and auxiliary verb both are nouns.

modal is an adjective but auxiliary verb is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modal Yes Yes No No
auxiliary verb Yes No No No
As nouns, auxiliary verb is a hypernym of modal; that is, auxiliary verb is a word with a broader meaning than modal:
  • modal: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
  • auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
modal (noun) auxiliary verb (noun)
an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
modal (adjective) auxiliary verb (adjective)
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
Difference between modal and auxiliary verb

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