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7-3 EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY: MAY AND MIGHT
EXPRESSING PERMISSION: MAY AND CAN
(a) It may min tomorrow.
(b) It mipht min tomorrow.
(c) A: Why isn't John in class?
May and might express possibility in the present or
future. They have the same meaning. There is no
difference in meaning between (a) and @).

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B: I don'r how. He m,pht ]be sick today.

(d) It may not rain tomorrow.
(e) It m&ht not w i n tomorrow.
(f) Maybe it will rain tomorrow.
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(8) Maybe John is sick. ( a d d )
(h) John mqy be sick. (verb)
Negative: may not and might not. (Do not
contmct may and might with not.)
In (f) and (g): maybe (spelled as one word) is an
adverb. It means "possibly!' It comes at the
beginning of a sentence.
W C O ~ C T :It will maybe rain t o m o m .
In (h): mqy be (two words) is a verb form: the
auxiliary may + the main d be.
I N C O John ~ maybe sick.

(i) Yes, children, you may have a cookie after
dinner.
(i) Okay, kids, you can have a cookie after dinner.
Q You may not hawe a cookie.
You can't have a cookie.
May is also used to give permission, as in (i).
Often can is used to give permission, too, as in (j).
(i) and (j) have the same meaning, but may is more
formal than can.
May not and cannot (can't) are used to deny
permission (i.e., to say "no").

EXERCISE 7. Expressing posslbliity: MAY, MIGHT, and MAYBE. (Chart 7-3)

Directions: Answer the questions. Include at least three possibilities in the answer to each
question, using may, might, and maybe as in the example.
Example: What are you going to do tomorrow?
+ I don't know. I m a y go downtown. Or I might go to the laundromat.
Maybe I'll study all day. Who knows?
1. What are you going to do tomorrow night?
2. What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
3. What is ( . . . ) going to do tonight?
4. I'm taking something out of my briefcase/
purse/pocket/wallet. It's small, and I'm holding
it in my fist. What is it?
5. What does ( . . . ) have in her purse?
6. What does ( . . . ) have in his pants pockets?
7. ( . . . ) isn't in class today. Where is hetshe?
8. You have another class after this one. What are
you going to do in that class?
9. Look at the picture. What is the man's
occupation? What is the woman's occupation?

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EXERCISE 8. Ability, possibliity,and permission: CAN, MAY, and MIGHT.
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Direcfionc Complete the sentences with can, muy, or might. Use the negative as
appropriate. Identify the meaning expressed by the modals: ability, possibility, or permission.
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1. I a play only one musical instrument: the piano. I
play a guitar. (meaning expressed by modals: ability)
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2. Tommy, you c stay up until eight tonight, but you
way w+/ca~(\ot stay up past that time.
(meaning erprssed by modalcpermission)

3. A: What are you going to do this evening?

B: I don't know. I wav/wiqht stay home, or I wav/ntsht v

go over to Anita's house. (meaning expressed by modals: possibility)

4. A: What are you going to order?

, .. .& I don't know.* I can have the tofu pasta.

5. A: Would you like some more food?

B: No thanks. I may not eat another bite. I'm full.

6. A: Is it okay if I have a piece of candy, Mom?

B: No, but you might| have an orange.

7. A: Which of these oranges is sweet? I like only sweet oranges.

B: How should I know? I can tell if an orange is sweet
just by looking at it. might you? Here. Try this one. It
may be sweet enough for you. If it isn't, put some
sugar on it.

8. May I have everyone's attention? The test is about to begin. If you need to leave the
room during the examination, please raise your hand. You might
leave the room without permission. Are there any questions? No? Then you
can open your test booklets and begin.

9. A: What channel is the news special on tonight?

B: I'm not sure. It might be on Channel Seven. Try that
one first.

'In informal spoken English "I don't know" is oftm pronounced 9 dunno."

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