Grammar Lesson 1 Modals 1

 

English Grade 9 Fourth Quarter: Grammar

 

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MODALS

 

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Modals or modal verbs allow you to express or convey your atude or mood in a sentence. It may also of the possibility ofspeak something to intensity happen. of the likelihood or Unlike the normal or the main verbs, they only give addional informaon about the funcon of the verb that follows them. Quarantne Day 1: Your Thoughs Given all this me, I can watch Nelix as much as I want. Actually, I must catch up on a number of series. I should start preparing some snack. I will camp in my room and watch all day. This is going to be awesome!

 

MODALS ●

They never change their form. ●

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You can’t add “s”, “ed”, “ing”…

They make quesons by inversion ●

 –(declarave) She can go. -> (inerrogatve) Can she go?  Quarantne Day 10: Your Thoughs Given all this me, I can squeeze in a lot of tasks in my schedule. Actually, I must be able to do many things like cleaning my room and doing household chores. I should start preparing a daily roune. I will always end my day with prayer. This is going to be awesome!

 

Commonly Used Modals can could may might must will

Other Modals need not ought to shall should would

 

CAN ●

expresses ability to do something (in the present tense), a request, an oer, a suggeson or a possibility.

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I can speak English. (ability) Can you wait for a moment? (reque (request) st) I can lend you my notes. (oer) Can we leave early tonight? (suggeson)

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It can get very hot here. (possibility)

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COULD ●

expresses the ability to do something (past), a polite queson, request, oer, suggeson or a possibility

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I could speak English. (ability) Could I go to the cinema, please? (polite queson) Could you wait for a moment? (polite request) I could lend you my notes. (polite oer) Could we leave early tonight? (polite suggeson) It could get very hot here. (possibility)

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Think of your own sentence using the modals can and could. It would be great that if you could of sentences reect the think dierent meanings conveyed by these modals. •

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CAN-ability, request, oer, suggeson, possibility COULD-ability, polite request, polite oer, polite suggeson, possibility

 

MAY  MA Y  ●

expresses a possibility, the permission to do something (present) or a polite suggeson ● ● ●

It may rain today. (possibility) May I go to the cinema? (permission) May I help you? (polite suggeson)

MIGHT ●

expresses a possibility (less possible than may) or a hesitant oer ● ●

It might rain today. (possibility) Might I help you? (hesitant oer)

 

MUST ●

expresses force or necessity/strong obligaon, a possibility (of highest certainty) or an advice, recommendaon ● ● ●

I must go to the supermarket today. (force or necessity/strong obligaon) You must be red. (possibility) You must see the new lm. (advice/recommendaon) ( advice/recommendaon)

 

MUST NOT/MAY NOT ●

expresses prohibion ●

You mustn’t work using my computer.

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You may not work using my computer.

NEED NOT ●

expresses something that is not necessary ●

 

I need not go to the supermarket for we are going to the restaurant tonight.

 

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Supply the most appropriate modal (may, might, must) that will complete each sentence. 1. ________ ________ I oer oer my my transpor transportaon taon so we can get get there on me? 2. The current current situao situaon n _______ _______ get more more complic complicated ated as we go through the day.

3. Our front front liners liners ______ ______ be red red from from all the the rounds rounds they need to do the enre week. 4. ______ ______ I go to to another another city city just just to visit visit a friend? friend? 5. People People _______ _______ adhere adhere to the the current current guidelin guidelines es of this community quaranne.

 

SHALL ●

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used instead of will in the 1 st person not unless you want to convey the idea that something must denitely happen expresses a suggeson ● ●

Shall I carry your bag? (suggeson) I shall carry your bag.

SHOULD ●

expresses an advice or an obligaon (more subjecve than ought to) ● ●

You should drive carefully especially when it is raining. (advice) You should switch o the light when you leave the room. (obligaon)

 

OUGHT TO ●

expresses an advice or an obligaon (less subjecve than should) You ought to drive carefully in a bad weather. (advice) ● You ought to switch o the light when you leave the room. (obligaon)

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Given the current situation we are all in right now, what are the three things you wish would happen in the

 

WILL ●

expresses a wish, request, demand or order (less polite than would), a predicon/assumpon, a promise, a spontaneous decision or habits ● ● ● ● ●

Will you please close the door? (wish/request/demand/order) I think it will rain tonight. (predicon/assumpon (predicon/assumpon)) I will stop s top smoking. (promise) Can somebody stay with me tonight? I will. (spontaneou (spontaneouss decision) She will go to the church whenever she feels so problemac. (habits)

 

WOULD ●

expresses a wish, request (more polite than will) or habits in the past. ● ●

Would you close the door, please? (wish/request) Somemes he would bring me some owers. (habits in the past)

 

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Now that you’ve read all about modals, let’s answer some exercises to check your understanding of the topic.

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modals will help you construct more eecve sentences and help you convey meaning beer.

 

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Now that you’ve read all about modals, let’s answer some exercises to check youryour understanding of the topic. Open CLOUD CAMPUS accounts and answer the online quiz MODALS.. entled MODALS

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Hopefully, your knowledge on modals will help you construct more eecve sentences and help you convey meaning beer.

 

Answers for slide 13 •

Supply the most appropriate modal (may, might, must) that will complete each sentence. 1. Might  I oer my transportaon so we can get there on me? 2. The curren currentt situ situao aon n may  get more complicated as we go through the day.

3. Our Our fro front nt li line ners rs must  be red from all the rounds they need to do the enre week. 4. May I go to another city just to visit a friend? 5. People must adhere to the current guidelines of this community quaranne.

 

Other References •

English 9 textbook (Praccal English) Modals expressing Permission, request, and probabilitypage 286 • Modals expressing need, duty, and obligaon- page 295 • Modals expressing suggeson, expressing choice, and communicang possibility- page 309 • Modals expressing doubt and certainty- page 325 •