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English Grammar Worksheet/Can or can't
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In English Grammar, Can and Can't which is short for cannot has a significant value.
Can is used when a person is able to do something.
Can't (short of Cannot) is used when a person is not able to do something.
For example;
I can help you.
In Negative sentences, it will be;
I cannot help you or I can't help you.
While in Interrogative Sentences, it will be;
Can I help you?.
There are more sentences like;
I can run 5 miles a day.
I can read one book a day.
I can write 1000 words a day. etc.