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en:grammar:modals:can:further_information [2016/09/27 11:45] – créée kimen:grammar:modals:can:further_information [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====='To can'===== ====='To can'=====
 <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>There is a verb 'to can', which has a completely different meaning to the modal auxiliary verb. The definition is: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>To put food or drink into a metal container in order to preserve it. For example:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" ><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>It is safe to can vegetables without adding salt.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Canning fruit might affect its colour.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></B></P><BR></html> <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>There is a verb 'to can', which has a completely different meaning to the modal auxiliary verb. The definition is: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>To put food or drink into a metal container in order to preserve it. For example:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" ><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>It is safe to can vegetables without adding salt.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Canning fruit might affect its colour.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></B></P><BR></html>
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