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EXAMPLES:
There are examples of the use of modal verb CAN in proverbs and quotations
Proverbs
I
Note the use of the verb 'can' in the following proverbs and sayings.
Proverbs
II
Note the use of the verb 'can' in the negative form in the following proverbs and
sayings.
Proverbs
III
Note the use of the passive infinitive after the verb 'can' in the following proverbs
and sayings.
1. Love cannot be forced.
2. What can’t be cured must be endured.
3. Love and cough cannot be hid.
4. What is done cannot be undone.
5. A fog cannot be dispelled with a fan.
Quotations
Note the use of the verb 'can' in the following quotations.