Dear all,
 
Thank you very much for your very helpful responses. I am grateful that the list exists as a resource for vetting analyses, and I will look for the Quirk and other sources mentioned.
 
Natalie

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar on behalf of Veit, Richard
Sent: Mon 10/22/2007 1:45 PM
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Subject: Re: a few grammar questions



Actually, Bill, in my textbook Discovering English Grammar I used this example sentence:

 

Quasimodo had to ring the bell.

 

I couldn't help myself.

 

Dick Veit

 

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Natalie,

 

A number of the ESL textbooks I've used have adopted the rather

memorable term "quasi-modal" for terms like "have to" and "ought to."

They do, however, resist the urge to provide example sentences involving

Notre Dame.

 

--- Bill Spruiell

 

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