Week 22: Modals and negations

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

3VB

Today:

Grammar and Reading

E and C

After today...

I know when to use the modals may, might and ought to

and will know how to make negations with modals

What do we use modal verbs for and which ones do you remember?

Modals you know

can 

could

must

should

to be able to

to have to

(blz 219 voor het overzicht)

Modals you might not know

may 

might

ought to

Kunnen

Mogen

Moeten

may

might

to be able to

can

have to

could

should

ought to

May, might

1. may / might om toestemming te vragen of zeggen dat iets niet is toegestaan. 'may' is mogen en 'might' is zouden (mogen).

                                                                                                You may go to the bathroom. 

                                                                                                 Might I go to the bathroom?

2. I + might is een optie afwegen 

                                                                                                I might do the dishes tonight.

3. might is also used to give advice

                                                                                                You might want to start
                                                                                                studying for the test earlier.

... I ask you a question sir?

1. may
2. might
3. am I allowed to

you ... (not) drive faster than 30km/h.

1. may not
2. might not
3. are not allowed to

Ought to

1. ought to geeft aan dat iets moet / beter zou zijn. ought to = zou moeten

I ought to go to the gym more often. 

You ought to clean up your room. 

Negations

Place not or n't after the modal / after the form of to be (in the case of to be able to)

You may not go home early.

You shouldn't have yelled at your best friend.

I wasn't able to come to your wedding.

ough to is not used in negations. Use should instead.

Assignments

Make exercise 28 and 29. 

1. It's cold today. Do you think it ______ snow?

1. Should
2. Must
3. Can
4. Might

2. You _____ leave your door unlocked when you go out.

1. Shouldn't
2. Mustn't
3. Can't
4. Might not

4. This is impossible. It _____ be a mistake!

1. Should
2. Must
3. Can
4. Might

5. You should probably bring an umbrella. It _____ rain later today.

1. Should
2. Must
3. Can
4. Might

6. ____ you buy that expensive T-shirt?

1. Will
2. Would
3. Shall
4. Should

8. ____ you mind giving me a lift?

1. Will
2. Would
3. Shall
4. Should

10. ____ we go somewhere else?

1. Will
2. Would
3. Shall
4. Should

11. If you want to work in the USA, you ______ speak proper English

1. Should
2. Must
3. Have to

12. You look like you're ill. You ____ go to school today.

1. Shouldn't
2. Mustn't
3. Don't have to

13. Tomorrow is Sunday, so I _____ go to school!

1. Shouldn't
2. Mustn't
3. Don't have to

17. Do you think we ___ talk to Sarah about Peter?

1. Will
2. Would
3. Should

18. I ___ probably spend the holiday with my family.

1. Will
2. Would
3. Should

19. I _____ see Brad Pitt when I visit Hollywood.

1. Can
2. May
3. Might

20. I ___ run a lot faster than my brother.

1. Can
2. May
3. Might

Quantifiers II

I can use quantifiers

What are quantifiers

Both, either, neither, all, each, every and no give information about the number of things or persons 

Each and every

all individuals of a group

Each student here has their own challenges 

Every student has their own challenges

Always followed by a singular noun 

Both

used to point at two things (waar er ook maar twee van zijn)

Both my shoes were wet

Both classes I had today were boring 

Always followed by a plural noun

Neither/Either

Neither = none

Either = any of the two 

I like neither of you 

Either bike will do today

Always followed by a singular noun

All/ No

All = the whole group

No = not (even) one

All of my students are lovely 

No teacher is lazy 

Task

Make ex. 30 

Finished? make 18, 19, 20 (Reading) 

I can use the right modals

1. True
2. False
3. Not at all
4. I need to study some more

I can use quantifiers

1. true
2. False
3. Almost
4. I will never understand it :(