Indicating obligation and willingness
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Using the semi-modal dare to indicate willingness | page 3 of 3 |
Teaching implications
Students sometimes have difficulty with the semi-modal dare. Their main problem is treating it as a main verb, rather than as a modal.
For some examples of the problems that students have with this, see 
Indicating obligation and willingness: Students' problems (p 7).
For teaching purposes, it is better to focus on the modal uses of dare, stressing the absence of the to-infinitive.
Introduction
Teaching implications
