Modal PassiveGrammar 5

Student: Yenny Pérez

Teacher: Ramón Guerra

Modal Verbs

USEMODALS

ABILITY Can Could (past)

POSSIBILITYCan

(general or theoretical )

CouldMay

Might(less probablethan

may)

PERMISSIONCan May

(formal)

REQUEST

Can /

CouldWill

(formal)

May

(formal)

Would

(formal)

Modal Verbs

USEMODALS

LACK OF

OBLIGATIONDon’t have to Needn’t

DEDUCTION /

CONCLUSIONMust

Should

(less certain)

Can’t

PROHIBITION Mustn’t Can’t May not

ADVICEShould

Ought toMight

Could

OFFERShall

Would

SUGGESTIONShall

WouldShould

(formal)

Modal Passive

Meaning and Use:

Factual information.

Objective or impersonal tone.

Books / Articles / News Headlines / Announcements / Signs /

Rules.

Formula:

MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (+ BY + NOUN)

The report must be written by the students.

Modal Passive

Affirmative sentence:

The office must be cleaned today.

Negative Sentence:

The office shouldn’t be cleaned today.

Modal Passive

Yes/No Question:

Could the office be cleaned?

Information Question:

When can the office be cleaned?

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