the dentist said i may eat chocolates but not everyday. (underline the modal verb in the following sentences)
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Modal auxiliary verbs in English
In English, you can show what you feel about a situation by using words such as may, will, would, might, can and could.
These words can change the meaning of a sentence and show that something is possible, necessary, uncertain, or intended.
“For example, “I‘ll go shopping tomorrow” shows that you intend to go tomorrow.
“I might go shopping tomorrow” shows that perhaps you will go tomorrow, but you don’t know for sure.
Grammar rules for using modal auxiliary verbs
* They are followed by the verb without to.
* You don’t need an ‘s‘ for the third person singular: “He might come to the party.” (Not “he mights come to the party”.)
* You can make a question by putting the word before the person, not by using ‘do’ or ‘have’:
“Could you help me?” (Not “do you could help me?”)
* You can make a negative form by adding a form of not to the word:
can becomes can’t
will becomes won’t
might becomes might not (or mightn’t)
may becomes may not
could becomes couldn’t.
How possible something is
“The company might relocate next year.”
“We may have to wait an hour for dinner in this restaurant.”
“It can get very cold here in winter.”
“We could all live to be 100 years old in theory.”
How certain something is