3. THE DESCRIPTION OF MODAL 3.1 The Modal Used in Stephenine Meyer’s novel “THE HOST”
The modals used in Stephenie Meyer’s novel are: can, could, might, must, will, would, and should.
1. Uses of Modal Can
Examples: 1. Can you find the rendezorous point? page 35
2. “Can I come?” Jamie asked. page 226 3. I think… I can be sure… I think she left a note somewhere. page 33
4. I don’t move, I know he can cath me if I try to run. page 44 5. I can imagine the feel of the moist, cool air blowing. page 37
6. It’s so dark. I can’t see. page 10 7. I can see the gleam of granite counters. page 39
8. “Can you hear me?” The seeker asked, interrupting my analysis. page 25 9. They have really long hands with though strong fingers that can build all
kind of things. page 346
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10. I can barely breathe under his grip. page 40 11. “It’s just me” I rasp. I can’t lead him to Jamie. page 40
12. I can believe it, he whispers. “ You’re still human.” page 42 13. I can hear his voice getting closer. ppage 42
14. “ I can tell you how delighted I am to meet you.” page 45 15. “Well, we can’t stay here for long.” page 45
16. I can’t breathe. I don’t want to breathe. page 101 17. I can hear them on the floor below. page 111
18. “ Can you hear her now?” page 331 19. Can you see how it’s using you? page 367
2. Uses of Modal Could
Examples: 1. I could describe that species in my new human language. page 20
2. I could skip past the end. It didn’t overwhelm me now. page 23 3. I tried to circle around it, but I couldn’t find the edges of the void. page 24
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4. I could feel thee host’s reaction to this- could feel it much too strongly. page 36
5. I could see the lamp on over my apartment door. page 66 6. I could work to forget this whle experience. page 90
7. I could hear my breathing echo back to me from a few feet away. page 183 8. I could hear him breathing. page 308
9. I could feel her scrambling around, searching for alternative. page 362 10. I could guess the subject. page 79
11. I could describe us, but I could not name us. page 21 12. “ Could you hand me the soap, please, Wand?” page 343
13. We lived everyday with the knowledge that we could meet a final end at any moment. page 55
3. Uses of Modal Might
