You're right, Scott. "Have to," "used to" and "ought to" (aka hafta, useta, oughta) are sometimes called quasimodals. (I don't think that was Victor Hugo's idea, but I could be wrong).
Dick
To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list"Dear List,Is it reasonable to think of "have + infinitive" as a modal construction with the infinitive being the verb of the sentence?<I have to go> <I have to eat> <I ought to go> < I ought to eat> <I must go> <I must eat> all seem like very similar ways of saying the same thing.Thanks,Scott Woods
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