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Rule "to after modal verbs"

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Description:	to after modal verbs
Message:	Modal verbs like '\1' are typically followed directly by the bare infinitive. Did you mean \1 \3?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/modal-verbs
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	We can to do it Correction suggestion: can do
Correct sentences for comparison:	We can do it I will do whatever I can to help. We will do everything we can to assist I always thought it was just my fellow employees doing every thing they could to get ahead. You can use the modal verbs should and may to show probability without certainty. The Reps called as many customers as they could to let them know. I'm trying as hard as I can to step through the details.
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ID:	TO_AFTER_MODAL_VERBS [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)

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