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2 'be sorry to be without'
We can use miss to say that we are sorry because we are no longer with somebody, or no longer have something.
Will you miss me when I'm away?
He's not happy in the country - he misses city life. Note that regret is not used in the same way. Compare:
I miss working with you. (= I'm sorry I'm no longer with you.) I regret working with you. (= I'm sorry I was with you.)
3 'notice the absence of'
Another meaning of miss is 'notice that somebody/something is not there'. The child ran away in the morning, but nobody missed her for hours.
4 miss not used
Miss is not used simply to say that somebody has not got something. In some of the villages they haven't got electricity.
(N OT • • • they miss eleetf'ieUy.)
In a formal style, the verb or noun lack can be used to express this idea.
. . . they lack electricity.
I am sorry that lack of time prevents me from giving more details.
5 missing
Missing is often used as an adjective, meaning 'lost'. When did you realise that the money was missing? The missing children were found at their aunt's house.
We can use missing after a noun. This often happens in clauses beginning with there is.
There's a page missing from this book.
In an informal style, a structure with have . .. missing is also possible.
We've got some plates missing - do you think Alan's borrowed them? He had several teeth missing.
353 modal auxiliary verbs: introduction 1 What are modal auxiliary verbs?
The verbs can, could, may, might, will, would, shall (mainly British English), should, must and ought are called 'modal auxiliary verbs'. They are used before the infinitives of other verbs, and add certain kinds of meaning connected with certainty, or with obligation and freedom to act (see next section).
2 grammar
a Modal verbs have no -s in the third person singular. She may know his address. (NOT She mti}'S •••)
b Questions, negatives, tags and short answers are made without do.
Can you swim? (NOT DB ,Bee etm aftlim) '" Yes, I can
He shouldn't be doing that, should he? (NOT He Mean't sh6fdtl ...) •
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