| Element | FORM: AFFIRMATIVE |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | MODALITY |
| SubCat | dare |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use affirmative form dare + infinitive without to. |
| Corrected Learner Example | I can cook if you dare eat it! (Taiwan; B2 VANTAGE; 2001; Chinese; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | LOW FREQUENCY ITEM. There is very little use of 'dare' as a semi-modal in CLC even at C2 level. Most examples are 'dare' as main verb not functioing as a modal verb. At C level there is lots of evidence of 'dare' + 'to' inf and lots of errors with 'dare' + '-ing' |
