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In today’s English Language class, We will be learning how to Express Possibility Using “May”, “might”, “can” and “could”. We hope you enjoy the class!
STRUCTURE: Expressing Possibility using “may”, “might”, “can” and “could”
Content:
As we have learnt in previous lessons, “may”, “might”, “can” and “could” are modal auxiliaries. They can be used to express possibility.
Study the examples below:
- Tunde may arrive from Jos today.
- We might have a heavy rain this afternoon.
- Shade may be here today.
- He couldn’t have left like that.
- They might have gone by then.
- Their team may win the match.
- She couldn’t have done that deliberately.
- The man might have shot the wife ignorantly.
Evaluation: Make 10 sentences with “may”, “might”, “can” and “could” to express possibility i.e. likelihood that something will happen.
Reference: 40 lessons by J.O Asudo; Countdown English by Ogunsanwo; English Grammar for JSS by P.O. Olatunbosun.
Reading Assignment: Read “The Ordinary Use and The Special use of Auxiliary verbs on page 47 – 49 of English Grammar by P.O. Olatunbosun
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