4.252 Semi-modals

'Dare', 'need', and 'used to' can be used as modals, or they can be used in other ways. When they are used as modals, they have some characteristics which other modals do not have. For these reasons, they are sometimes called semi-modals.

The use of 'dare' and 'need' as modals is explained in the following paragraphs 4.253 to 4.257.

The use of 'used to' as a modal is explained in paragraphs 4.258 to 4.262.