| 情态量值 | 情态动词 | 频数 | 百分比(%) | ||
| 高 | MUST | 232 | 39 | 12.0 | 2.0 |
| NEED | 175 | 9.1 | |||
| HAVE TO | 18 | 0.9 | |||
| 中 | WILL | 588 | 134 | 30.7 | 7.0 |
| WOULD | 265 | 13.8 | |||
| SHALL | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| SHOULD | 180 | 9.4 | |||
| BE TO | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| 低 | MAY | 1096 | 333 | 57.3 | 17.4 |
| MIGHT | 135 | 7.0 | |||
| CAN | 421 | 22.0 | |||
| COULD | 207 | 10.9 | |||
| 总数 | 12 | 1916 | 100 | ||