SEMANTIC FEATURES OF MODAL VERBS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN TEACHING GRAMMAR TO ESL LEARNERS

Abstract. Present article is to shed light on the semantic use of modal auxiliaries, namely will, would, can/could, shall /should, must, may /might and ought. The researchers have tried to pinpoint the mistakes that the students make in using the above – mentioned auxiliaries, and find the proper methods that help them to improve their performance