Assertion: auxiliary verb | /r/CapableOf | call modal
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: A modal auxiliary verb, often simply called a modal verb or even just a modal, is used to change the meaning of other verbs (commonly known as main verbs) by expressing modality—that is, asserting (or denying) possibility, likelihood, ability, permission, obligation, or future intention.