Thursday, September 22, 2016

Grammar #8: Modals of Possiblity

We can use the modals MAY, MIGHT, or COULD to express possibility. We can also the adverb MAYBE.

Leila isn't in class today. Why isn't he here?

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  1. 1. Leila isn't in class today may be she is sleeping.
    2. Leila isn't in class today she might be sick.

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  2. Leila could come to class late. She might stucks with traffic.

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  3. She might be having a doctor's appointment today.

    She could be having a transportation issue.

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  4. Leila might be sick today.

    She could go in her friend's house.

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  5. She could be at her home yet.
    Leila might be near to college.

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    1. She could STILL be at her home.
      She might be near here (not "near to").

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  6. Maybe she is stuck in the traffic.
    She might be on her way.

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  7. 1. Leila may be is sleeping.
    2. Leila might be sick.

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  8. Leila isn't in the class today, she may be on the way to hcc.

    Why? She could stop in trafic.

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    1. Leila isn't in class today. She may be in the way to hcc.
      Leila isn't in class today, so she may be in the way to hcc.

      She could be stop in trafic.

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  9. -Ximena might goes to school tomorrow.

    -Gustavo may needs a cut hair.

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  10. Leilla couldn't come class, She might sleeps.

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  11. She maybe meet a bad traffic on her way.

    She could be still at home.

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    1. Where do we put the adverb "maybe?"

      She could still be at home.

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  12. She may got flat tired. She could be sick last night.

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  13. Leila isn't in class today. She might be sick.
    Leila isn't in class today, Maybe she is taking care of her children.

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  14. She could be at home.
    She may be sick.

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  15. she is not in class because it could be in another class.

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  16. She couldn't come to class on time. She might be on traffic.

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  17. Leila may be comming late

    Leila might see the doctor

    Leila could take care her dog

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    1. 2. Leila might be at the doctor now.
      3. She could be taking care of her dog now.

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    2. Laila might be seeing the doctor now.
      Laila could be taking care her dog


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  18. She might be tired.

    She could be cooking for her husband.

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  19. Leila might be coming to class.
    Leila might was eating before come to class.

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  20. Maybe she is sleeping in her car.
    She might be tired.

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  21. Leíla isn't come to class. She might be sick.
    Leíla isn't come to class. She Couldn't take the bus.

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  22. Leila may be comming late

    Leila might see the doctor

    Leila could take care her dog

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