Unlike English, Chinese modal verbs can take modifiers such as very '很'.

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The statement to evaluate is: 'Unlike English, Chinese modal verbs can take modifiers such as very 很.'
Option 1: True. This would assert that Chinese modal verbs routinely accept modifiers like 很, and that English cannot. In reality, English modals (can, may, might, must, etc.) do not take degree modifiers in the way adjectives do, so saying 'unlike English' would be misleading. Chinese does allow degree modifiers in some contexts, but modal verbs themselves typically do not freely take 很 as a direct modifier in the same way adjectives do, and English does use adverbial modifiers with verbs in many cases (e.g., very quickly). Thus labeling the statement as universally true would be inaccurate.
Option 2: False. This aligns with common usage patterns: while Chinese can use 很 before verbs or adjectives to express degree, the combination of a degree modifier directly in front of a modal verb is not a general, rule-based feature of Chinese grammar in the same way as it is for adjectives. Moreover, English verbs can be modified by adverbs, including very, in certain constructions, so the claim that Chinese uniquely allows 很 with modals is incorrect.
In sum, the statement overstates how degree modifiers interact with Chinese modals and incorrectly frames English behavior, so the claim is not correct.

LINB60H3 F LEC01 Term Quiz LINB60

Unlike English, Chinese modal verbs can take modifiers such as very '很'.

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