Marginal Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Choose the correct answers.
Which type of sentence do we not commonly use the word 'dare' in?
- questions
- negative sentences
- positive sentences
'Dare' + not, without do, is commonly used in ... .
- British English, especially formal register
- British English, especially informal register
- American English, especially formal register
- American English, especially informal register
Which of the following combinations of negative sentences are grammatically correct?
(Note: Mark the answer that displays the most correct forms.)
- He doesn't dare go home.
He daren't go home. - He doesn't dare go home.
He doesn't dare to go home.
He daren't go home. - He daren't go home.
He doesn't dare to go home. - He doesn't dare go home.
He doesn't dare to go home.
Do we commonly use 'dare' without 'do' in interrogative sentences?
- Yes.
- No.
Does the verb 'dare' also mean 'challenge'?
- Yes.
- No.