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    The document lists various activities that one can do, such as play football, swim, cook, row, sky, fish, play baseball, play dodge ball, fly a kite, play volleyball, and dance. It then explains that the English verb "can" is used as an auxiliary verb to express both the possibility of an event or activity as well as the inability of something or someone. Specifically, it provides examples of how "can" is used to express ability with the subject + can + main verb structure (e.g. "I can dance") and inability with the subject + can't + main verb structure (e.g. "I can't dance").

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    The document lists various activities that one can do, such as play football, swim, cook, row, sky, fish, play baseball, play dodge ball, fly a kite, play volleyball, and dance. It then explains that the English verb "can" is used as an auxiliary verb to express both the possibility of an event or activity as well as the inability of something or someone. Specifically, it provides examples of how "can" is used to express ability with the subject + can + main verb structure (e.g. "I can dance") and inability with the subject + can't + main verb structure (e.g. "I can't dance").

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    What Can You Do?: I Can Play Football I Can Swim I Can Cook

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    Krisztina Kurucz
    The document lists various activities that one can do, such as play football, swim, cook, row, sky, fish, play baseball, play dodge ball, fly a kite, play volleyball, and dance. It then explains that the English verb "can" is used as an auxiliary verb to express both the possibility of an event or activity as well as the inability of something or someone. Specifically, it provides examples of how "can" is used to express ability with the subject + can + main verb structure (e.g. "I can dance") and inability with the subject + can't + main verb structure (e.g. "I can't dance").

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    What can you do?

    I can play football I can swim I can cook

    We can row
    I can sky I can fish

    I can play baseball we can play I can play tennis


    dodge ball

    I can play
    I can fly a kite I can dance
    volleyball
    The English verb “Can” is used as an auxiliary verb to express:
     the possibility of an event/activity;
     the inability of something or someone.

    Expressing ability

    Subject + Can + Main Verb

    I can dance
    You can use the computer
    He can read this book
    She can play football
    It can jump high
    We can dance hip-hop
    You can eat chocolate
    They can play tennis

    Expressing inability

    Subject + Can’t + Main Verb


    (can not)

    I Can’t dance
    You Can’t use the computer
    He Can’t read this book
    She Can’t play football
    It Can’t jump high
    We Can’t dance hip-hop
    You Can’t eat chocolate
    They Can’t play tennis

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