teached by miss tika
Why we should study grammar???
Grammar is the structural
foundation of our ability to express ourselves. The more we are aware of how it
works, the more we can monitor the meaning and effectiveness of the way we and
others use language. It can help foster precision, detect ambiguity, and
exploit the richness of expression available in English. And it can help
everyone--not only teachers of English, but teachers of anything, for all
teaching is ultimately a matter of getting to grips with meaning.
(David Crystal, "In Word and Deed," TES Teacher, April 30, 2004)
(David Crystal, "In Word and Deed," TES Teacher, April 30, 2004)
Let’s study !!!!
MODALS
We have to study of
modals. How many modals in grammar You know?
There
are Nine modal verbs in English :
1.
CAN
2.
COULD
3.
MAY
4.
MIGHT
5.
MUST
6.
SHALL
7.
SHOULD
8.
WILL
9.
WOULD
Relationship among the modal
axularies
Present Past
-
Can - could
-
May - might
-
Must -
must
-
Shall -
should
-
Will -
would
FORMULA : S + MODAL + VERB
1
The following examples:
CAN/COULD
Simple present tense : I think I can play
it
Simple past tense : I thought I
could play it
MAY/MIGHT
Simple present tense : She predicts it may
rain
Simple past : She predicted it might
rain
MUST/MUST
Simple present tense : She knows she must
come
Simple past : she knew she must come
SHALL/SHOULD
Simple present tense : I wonder what we
shall do tomorrow
Simple past tense : I wondered
what we should do the next day
WILL/WOULD
Simple present tense : He knows what we
will do tomorrow
Simple past tense : He knew what we will do tomorrow
Each of the modal auxiliaries has
more than one meaning. The meaning depends upon the context in which the
auxiliary is used.
1.
Can / Could
The modal auxiliary can is most often
used in the simple conjugation .it means TO BE ABLE TO
Examples:
-
He
can walk thirty miles a day
-
When
she was young,she could swim across the lake
COULD/WOULD can be used in polite
request and suggestions
Examples
-
Could
you tell me how to get the Almond street?
-
You
could try asking the bus driver to help you
2. MAY/MIGHT /MUST
One of meanings of may and might is
to be allowed to.
Examples
-
The
members of the organization agree that I
may join it.
-
The
members of the organization agreed that I might join it.
The auxiliary must is a stronger form
of may and might. One of the meanings of must is to be obliged to or to have
to.
Example : They must provide proper identification in
order to cash a check
Degree of politeness auxiliary
Somewhat polite could
Quite polite would
Very polite might
May,might and must are also used to
express differing degrees of probability.
Degree of probability auxiliary
Somewhat probable may,might
Highly probable must
References
Kisno.(2011)
The Greatest Flix A Friendly Approach
