Modal verbs are easy to spot because there are so few of them. In addition to must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may and might, we can add ought to and have to. If we are told that we ...

we shall never surrender… When writing, be aware of your verb tense. Carelessly switching from one tense to another can confuse the reader. For example, He could hear a pin drop. He picks up the ...