Modal Auxiliary

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Modal Auxiliary

• Definition
• Modal Auxiliaries digunakan untuk menambah makna
  khusus pada kata kerja utamanya (main verb).
  Misalnya menunjukkan kemampuan (ability), ijin
  (permission), kemungkinan (possibility), dan
  lain-lain.

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Kinds of Modal Auxiliary

• can/could
• Showing Permission (Ijin)
• You can take it if you like.
• She can use my ruler for her math test.
• Showing Possibility (kemungkinan)
• You can have good scores if you prepare your
  test well.

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• Showing Ability (Kemampuan)
• Tyson can beat his opponent easily.
• When I was young, I could run very fast.
• Showing (Polite) Request
• Could I use your car tomorrow?
• What time could I see the principle this
  afternoon?

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may/might

• Showing Permission
• May I use your phone?
• May I go to grandmas house tomorrow morning?
• Showing Possibility (Kemungkinan)
• He might get the job as an operator.
• She might continue her studies next year.

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must/have to (has to)

• Showing obligation (keharusan/kewajiban)
• I must study hard in order to pass the test.
• I have to call him today or he will fire me.
• Showing certainty in the past
• The water level is very high. It must have been
  raining for a long time.
• A policeman stopped Husin on the freeway. He
  must have been speeding.

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should/ought to

• Showing a moral obligation
• You should respect your teachers.
• He ought to visit his sick wife in the hospital.
• Asking and giving opinion
• What should I do to handle this?
• Do you think I should take an English course
  this term?

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• Showing hope in the present or future
• Father left home an hour ago. He should be in
  the office now.
• My son studied hard for the test. He ought to
  graduate with good grade.

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You should take a raincoat with you. It will
rain.This sentence means that .

1. you will take a raincoat
2. you may take a raincoat
3. you can take a raincoat
4. you ought to take a raincoat

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We be careful with our work in order to get
good mark.

1. might
2. could
3. would
4. should

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The sky is very dark. It is going to rain. The
children bring their raincoat to go to school.

• may
• can
• must
• shall

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Anti Who is your English teacher?Yana Ms.
Umi. She speak English well.Anti
Really?Yana Yes, shes been in USA for
about two years.

1. can
2. could
3. able
4. ability

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Asti Have your heard that Mr. Usmans wife
has been hospitalized for a week?Ira
Really, Im sorry to hear that.Asti Yes, shes
suffering for a serious illness but her
husband hasnt seen her yet.Ira As
her husband, Mr. Usman take care of her
well.
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1. can
2. must
3. should
4. might