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Grade 9 Module 10

The document provides information about modals in English grammar. It defines modal verbs as verbs that indicate modality such as likelihood, ability, permission, etc. It then lists and explains different types of modal verbs like can, may, must, should. Examples are provided to illustrate the uses and meanings of various modal verbs. Learners are expected to identify modals in sentences, write sentences using modals correctly, and understand the grammatical functions of modals.

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Grade 9 Module 10

The document provides information about modals in English grammar. It defines modal verbs as verbs that indicate modality such as likelihood, ability, permission, etc. It then lists and explains different types of modal verbs like can, may, must, should. Examples are provided to illustrate the uses and meanings of various modal verbs. Learners are expected to identify modals in sentences, write sentences using modals correctly, and understand the grammatical functions of modals.

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Grade 9 English
Module 10
4th Grading Quarter

Name: ______________

Melvin Milan
09060870706
At the end of the module, the learner is expected to:
1. Learn the meaning of modals
2. Identify the different modal and its uses.
3. Recognize the structure of the sentence having modal.
4. Write sentences using different kinds of modal.

TRY THIS
Underline the modal used in each sentence.
1. It might rain today.
2. Will you pass the rice, please?
3. Ana can sing melodiously and dance gracefully.
4. You should study very well.
5. Ben must be healthy because he eats fruits and vegetables.
6. Would you like to write him a letter?
7. You must stop your vices now.
8. He may like to swim or to hike.
9. John ought to be bought with a new gadget because of his good
deeds.
10. I will take note your suggestion.
MODAL
Modal verb is a type of verb that is used to indicate modality-
that is: likelihood, ability, permission, capability, suggestions, order,
request, obligation, or advice. Modal verbs always accompany the
base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content.

1. One characteristic of modal is it a type of Auxiliary Verb.


When we say auxiliary verb, it adds functional or
grammatical meaning to the clause in which it appears, to
express tense aspect, voice, modality or emphasis. It usually
accompanies the man verb like: CAN make, WILL stay, or
MUST move.

2. Modal alter or complete the meaning of the main verb. It can


make the meaning of the verb negative and vice versa.
Example “I can swim.” Modal can make it negative as “I
cannot swim.”
3. Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:
Permission Necessity Certainty
Probability Possibility
Ability Advice
Prohibition Obligation

Examples of modal verbs


Here is a list of modals with examples:
Modal Verb Expressing Example
Strong obligation You must stop when the traffic lights
turn red.
must
logical conclusion / He must be very tired. He's been
Certainty working all day long.

must not prohibition You must not smoke in the hospital.

ability I can swim.

can permission Can I use your phone please?

possibility Smoking can cause cancer.

ability in the past When I was younger I could run fast.

could polite permission Excuse me, could I just say something?

possibility It could rain tomorrow!

permission May I use your phone please?


may
possibility, probability It may rain tomorrow!

polite permission Might I suggest an idea?


might
possibility, probability I might go on holiday to Australia next
year.

lack of necessity/absence of I need not buy tomatoes. There are


need not
obligation plenty of tomatoes in the fridge.

50 % obligation I should / ought to see a doctor. I have a


terrible headache.

should/ought advice You should / ought to revise your


to lessons

logical conclusion He should / ought to be very tired. He's


been working all day long.

had better advice You 'd better revise your lessons


4. They can show level of formality/ politeness of conversation.
By adding correct modals we can make our conversation
more polite. Instead of saying “Pass the rice please?”, we
can say “ Can you please pass the rice?”.

5. We must remember that modal is not the main verb in the


sentence. It serves as auxiliary or helping verb in the
sentence. So if we have singular subject, we DO NOT say
“She cans sing”, but “She can sing” instead. Or “Arthur
canning sing very well”, but the correct is “Arthur can sing
very well”.
Other important things that we must remember.

In our example, we can see that modals is found between the


subject and the main verb.
We do should remember that we cannot use infinitive “to” before
the modal at the same time it does not undergone inflection of “-
ing”.

Read and understand our illustration above. They are all well
explain. Just read, read and read.
A. Answer the following exercises. Encircle the letter of the correct
modal to be used in each sentence.

1. My son ____ be home now. Where can he be?


a. would b. should c. could

2. I think your thumb is broken. You _____ go to the emergency


room.
a. might b. can c. must

3. Jonnie’s fallen down the stairs. I _____ call an ambulance.


a. will b. might c. might

4. You _____ come too early. We will leave as soon as you arrived.
a. have to b. needn’t c. can’t

5. if you are interested in losing weight, you ______ try this new
diet.
a. mustn’t b. don’t have to c. have to

6. Children ______ be accompanied by an adult at the zoo.


a. would b. mustn’t c. must

7. I feel so cold. We ______ be near the fire.


a. can b. would c. have to

8. ______ you like to have dinner with me tonight?


a. would b. can c. might
9. he has arrived late. He _____ missed the bus.
a. must b. must have c. can

10. _______ I speak to the Chief of Police, please?


a. must b. need c. may

B. Do what is being asked. Make 5 sentences on a separate sheet of


paper for each of the following modal:
Can Might May Must
Shall Have to Need Should

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