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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 |
Link: | https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/modal-verbs |
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ID: | TO_AFTER_MODAL_VERBS [1] |
Version: | 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200) |