Lexical and Grammatical Means of Expressing Supposition in Modern English

The subject of our course paper is how to express supposition in Modern English. Supposition expresses the degree of certainty that something is correct. In grammar the term supposition is closely associated with the category of Modality. By its nature modality expresses an action which depends on the attitude of the speaker, it does not refer directly to any characteristics of the event, but simply to the status of the proposition. Modality can easily express supposition, an action which is not real, but is/was supposed to happen and the realization of which depends on some conditions.

Introduction ..3
Lexical and Grammatical Means of Expressing Supposition in Modern English ..4
Conclusion 15
References 16