Revised Modal Auxilliary Verbs, Lesson

Modal Auxiliary Verbs Two groups: Degrees of Certainty: When a situation is probable, possible, or impossible: ( shall, should, could, ought to, may, conditional certainty) ( negatives: shan’t couldn’t, oughtn’t, mightn’t) I shall leave tomorrow. A hurricane is coming. You should/ought to evacuate your family to an inland location. He should/ought to see a doctor. It may rain. I couldn’t have done it without you. 2. Has to do with obligation, freedom to act, when someone is obliged to do something, forbidden, suggested) Strong obligation: Students must register for class on September 3rd. Must I get a passport to travel to Russia? Prohibition Patrons mustn’t smoke in the dining room. Recommendation: You should try to arrive early. Exercises: It’s late, she ______________ be here soon. I _____________ do that if I were you. There ____________ be enough snow to go skiing. ____________ I borrow your book? You ______________ feed the animals. Dear Abby Advice Column Dear Abby, I am an attractive, smart, professional woman. I am friendly and try to put myself out there whenever I am in an elevator or any time I am out and about. I go to singles bars and have tried speed dating, and joined an online dating service. I am beginning to feel like I ______ never meet Mr. Right. What do you think I __________ do? Discouraged in Minnesota Dear Discouraged, I am bewildered by your choice of meeting places. You ___________ not meet a serious eligible man in places like bars or speed dating services. Perhaps if you volunteered in your community you ___________ meet someone who is nice and thoughtful. Abby What do you think? Active and Passive Voice Active = Modal + Simple form of Verb Students ought to have access to the internet Passive = Modal + be + past participle Students ought to be allowed to have longer lunches. (should) They ______________ start school later during the winter when it is still dark at 7:00 A.M. (ought to) Schools ___________ offer longer recess time. (should) Students __________ be able to choose their own classes. (ought to) Schools _______________ offer summer sessions. (should) Students ____________ pay for classes they fail and have to repeat. The Environment Off Shore Drilling As the demand for oil is increasing around the world, I have heard that oil companies are drilling deeper and deeper beneath the ocean in order to extract crude oil. After the devastating blowout that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, we have seen the risk involved with off shore oil drilling. Comments: What do you think ought to be done? Should oil companies be allowed to drill in ultra deep water.