Lists of Mythical Creatures Organized by Type Includes legendary beasts, magical beings, imaginary monsters and more. | |
Aliens - Intelligent beings from planets other than Earth. | |
Angels - Spiritual beings created by God as a way to communicate with and watch over human beings. | |
Biblical - Fabulous beasts and beings found in the Bible. | |
Birds (fabulous) - Fantastic creatures related to the bird. | |
Cats (fabulous) - Mythical creatures related to the cat. | |
Demons - Generally malevolent beings with supernatural powers. | |
Dragons - Reptilian-like creatures, sometimes winged and able to breath fire. | |
Elementals - Nature spirits that represent one of the four elements: earth, fire, air, or water. | |
Fairies - Mythical beings with supernatural powers, often depicted as tiny women with delicate wings. | |
Giants - Beings in human form with extraordinary size and strength, also creatures of exceptional size. | |
Harbingers - Beasts or beings that foreshadow things to come. | |
Horses (fabulous) - Legendary creatures related to the horse. | |
Hybrids - Offspring produced by breeding beings or creatures of different species. | |
Incorporeal - Beings that do not have a physical body, have the ability to exist without a body, or have a body that exists in another dimension. | |
Mermaids - Beings with an upper body that resembles a human and a fish-like lower body. | |
Primates (fabulous) - Hairy hominids living in wilderness areas all over the world. | |
Sea Monsters - Strange or frightening creatures that live primarily underwater. | |
Serpents (fabulous) - Remarkable creatures related to the snake. | |
Shapeshifters - Beings with the ability to change shape and form. | |
Vampires - Preternatural beings that generally feed on human blood. |
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Mythical
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Modal Verb
are a type of auxiliary verb in English that express modality. Modality can be defined as the grammaticalized expression of the subjective attitude of the speaker, which includes opinions about possibility, probability, necessity, obligation, permissibility, ability, desire, and contingency. The nine English modal auxiliary verbs are:
- can
- could
- may
- might
- must
- shall
- should
- will
- would
The following sections explain and exemplify the grammar of the nine modal auxiliary verbs including the position of modal verbs in verb phrases in English.
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