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The document summarizes modal auxiliary verbs in English including can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, and would. It discusses how these modal verbs express attitudes like necessity, permission, or possibility. It provides examples of how should, ought to, had better, will, shall, may, and can are used to give advice or make offers. The document also contrasts the uses of will and shall to express future tense versus would to express intention in the past or conditions. It concludes with examples of how may and can are used to make offers, requests, and ask for permission.

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Pertemuan 2

The document summarizes modal auxiliary verbs in English including can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, and would. It discusses how these modal verbs express attitudes like necessity, permission, or possibility. It provides examples of how should, ought to, had better, will, shall, may, and can are used to give advice or make offers. The document also contrasts the uses of will and shall to express future tense versus would to express intention in the past or conditions. It concludes with examples of how may and can are used to make offers, requests, and ask for permission.

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PERTEMUAN II

ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR
Modal Auxiliary
Modal auxiliaries in English are can, could, had better, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should,
will, and would.
Modal auxiliaries generally express a speaker's attitudes or moods. For examples, modals can
express that a speaker feels something is necessary, advisable, permissible, or possible.
The modals should, ought to, had better, would, will, shall, may, and can are used to give advice
and make offers.
a. Should, Ought to, Had better
Should and ought to have the same meaning: they express advisability. The meaning
ranges in strength from a suggestion to a statement about responsibility. In meaning, had
better is close to should and ought to, but had better is usually stronger. It often imolies a
warning or a threat of possible bad consequences.
1) Should
If you should do something, it is the best thing for you to do it because it is either good for
you or it will help you.
Examples:
- I should give up smoking.
- You should go to bed early if you're feeling tired.
2) Should not/shouldn't
Should not is used when it is the best thing for you to avoid something because it is bad
for you.
Examples:
- You'd better ask your teacher for advice.
- It was starting to snow and we thought we had better go home.

Don't say you better go home or you'd better to go


home. Say you'd better go home.

b. Will, Shall, Would


Both will and shall are generally used to express future tense.
1) Will
This is the most common way of expressing future time. When we speak English, we
often use contractions or short forms. The short form of will is 'II and the short form of
will not is won't. You usually use these in spoken English instead of will or will not. The
main verb can be either in its simple form or in its progressive form.
Examples:
- I will talk to them.
- We'll have a break at six o'clock. He'll be arriving later.
- Don't worry, I won't break it.

Don't say I will to talk to them. Say I will talk. Will is followed by
an infinitive without to.

Shall is only used with the first person (I or we), and is much less common than will. It is
hardly ever used in American English.
Examples:
- This letter says they will definitely give us our money back.
- I shan't (shall not) stay long.
2) Would
To express an intention at a time in the past, usewould.
Example:
- I tried to explain, but nobody would listen.
Use would if there are conditions controlling whethersomething will take place.
Example:
- I would leave tomorrow, if I had the money.
Would is also used for polite offer and request.
Examples:
- Would you like a glass of hot tea?
- Would you mind repeating that?
c. May, Can
May and can are used to make offers, requests, and to ask for permission. May is equally
polite as could. Can is used informally, especially if the speaker is talking to someone he
knows fairly well.
Examples:
- May I get you a glass of water?
- Can i give you a hand?
PRACTICE
FUNCTION - Advice and Offer
1. Mark the sentences with 'A' if it expresses asking for advice, 'G' if it expresses giving
advice, and 'N' if it expresses none of them.
No Sentences Expressions
.
1 What should 1 do?
2 You should see a doctor.
3 I'd like to thank you all sincerely.
4 You had better quit smoking.
5 What you need Is a nice long holiday.
6 Do you want to go bowling on Sunday?
7 Can 1 ask for your advice about my laptop?
8 If 1 were you, I'd wait until tomorrow.
9 What do you advise me to do?
10 What would you do if you were in my situation?
11 Have you tried another technique?
12 What ought 1 to do?
13 You never listen to me, do you?
14 Should 1 take the new job?
15 1 feel that you work too hard.

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