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4. This story is presented as a between two characters.

5. The topic of the is whether children should use mobile
phones or not.

6. This software helps us with friends online.

C Grammar

Read the following sentences:

The chameleon can change its colour.

The hermit can explain the nature of God.

Rajaram, Shyamlal and Bahadur can solve the mystery of the strange
creature.

We use can to say that someone has the ability or skill to do something.

The chameleon has the ability to change its colour.

The hermit has the ability to explain the nature of God.
Rajaram, Shyamlal and Bahadur have the ability to solve the mystery of the

strange creature.

Sentences that use can have the following structure:

the subject + can + main verb + other parts of the sentence

subject main verb other parts of the sentence

Manzar swim. —
can
She speak Assamese.
Celine and Roshan make toys with waste paper.

Notice that when can is used the main verb will not take -s, -es, -d or -ed. The main
verb will not change according to number or tense when can is used.
Manzar swims.

Manzar can swims.

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