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Modals, Modal Verbs, Modal Auxiliary Verbs, Modal Auxiliaries Are Helping Verbs Which Are Used Together

The document discusses the use of modal verbs to express permission, obligation, and prohibition in English. It provides examples of modal verbs used for each purpose, including "can", "may", and "could" for permission, "have to" and "must" for obligation, and "can't" and "mustn't" for prohibition. It then provides an activity with 10 sentences where students are meant to underline the correct modal verb based on whether the sentence expresses permission, obligation, or prohibition.

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Modals, Modal Verbs, Modal Auxiliary Verbs, Modal Auxiliaries Are Helping Verbs Which Are Used Together

The document discusses the use of modal verbs to express permission, obligation, and prohibition in English. It provides examples of modal verbs used for each purpose, including "can", "may", and "could" for permission, "have to" and "must" for obligation, and "can't" and "mustn't" for prohibition. It then provides an activity with 10 sentences where students are meant to underline the correct modal verb based on whether the sentence expresses permission, obligation, or prohibition.

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Calape National High School

Sta. Cruz, Calape, Bohol


Name: Date:
Yr. & Section: Score:
ENGLISH 9
Activity No.

Activity Title: Expressing Permission, Obligation and Prohibition


Learning Target: Express permission, obligation and prohibition
Reference:
Concept Notes:

When we want to express permission, prohibition (not allowing something), obligation or no obligation
we use modal verbs.

Modals, modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries are helping verbs which are used together
with the other verbs to express permission, obligation and prohibition.

Uses of Modals

1. Permission

Modal Examples

Can Can I borrow your pen?

Could Could you bring this to the office tomorrow?

May May I follow you back on tweeter?

2. Obligation

Modal Example

Have to I have to work on Sunday.

Must I must hand my thesis tomorrow.

3. Prohibition

Modal Example

can't You can't drive in this country unless you are over eighteen.

musn't You mustn't use your phone in class.

Exercises: Underline the appropriate modal auxillary verbs inside the parenthesis.
1. (Can, Will, Would) I come with you?

2. (Could, Will, Would) help me with the housework, please?

3. I (have to, must, should) stay on for a few hours because I’d rather work late today than over the
weekend.

4. I can’t get a connection on my phone. (can, may, could) I borrow yours?

5. We (must not, will not, cannot) make the first move.

6. We (can, have to, should) be there fifteen minutes before the concert starts.

7. (Will, Would, Can) you get a shawl from Kashmir?

8. (Will, Would, Should) you mind if I borrow your car?

9. (Will, Shall, Should) you take care of my dogfor a day?

10. The rules say that you (can, have to, should) only invite one guest to the club.

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