Modal verb

1. What are well-known
modal verbs?
Learning Objective

2. To discover more of modal verbs.
To apply the learned concepts.
Learning Outcomes

3. Modal Verbs
When you study, you should choose a quiet place. You
could study at home or in the library. You might set a
schedule, so you study at the same time every day.
Forming a study group with other students may help you.
You must learn effective study strategies if you want to
succeed in college.
Pointout the modal verbsin the followingparagraph?

4. Modal Verbs
When you study, you should choose a quiet place. You
could study at home or in the library. You might set a
schedule, so you study at the same time every day.
Forming a study group with other students may help you.
You must learn effective study strategies
if you want to succeed in college.

5. Modal Verbs
You could study at home or in the library.
She could have danced better.
Modality of COULD in the firstsentence is that it expresses ability.
Do you think that the modality of COULD in the second sentence in
the same ?

6. Modal Verbs
When you study, you should choose a quiet place. You could
study at home or in the library. You might set a schedule, so
you study at the same time every day. Forming a study group
with other students may help you. You must learn effective
study strategies if you want to succeed in college.
MODAL VERBS MODALITY
Should
Could
Might
May
Must

7. Modal Verbs
What did you learn through the table below?
MODAL VERBS MODALITY
Should Obligation
Could Possibility/suggestion
Might Possibility/suggestion
May Possibility
Must Obligation

8. To discover more of modal verbs.
To apply the learned concepts.
Learning Outcomes
How confident do you feel?

9. Modal Verbs
Choose the correct alternative in the given sentences
1. He (shall, will, dare) not pay unless he is compelled.

10. Modal Verbs
Choose the correct alternative in the given
sentences
1. He (shall, will, dare) not pay unless he is compelled.
- He will not pay unless he is compelled
▪ Shall is only used for first person to demonstrate pure
future.
▪ Compelled means to force/ to pressurize to do something

11. Modal Verbs
2. You (should, would, ought) be punctual.

12. Modal Verbs
2. You should be punctual.
▪ Should is the correct answer because its an obligation
▪ Ought cannot be a correct answer as ‘Ought to’ should have
been the correct option

13. Modal Verbs
3. I wish you (should, would, must) tell me earlier

14. Modal Verbs
3. I wish you would tell me earlier.
▪ Will/would is also used to express a volition.

15. Modal Verbs
4. I (would, used, ought) to be an atheist but now I
believe in God.

16. Modal Verbs
4. I used to be an atheist but now I believe in God.
▪ ‘used to be’ is to indicate the modality of
a habit in the past or discontinued habit

17. Modal Verbs
5. You (needn't, mustn't, won't) light a match; the room
is full of gas.

18. Modal Verbs
5. You mustn’t light a match; the room is full of gas.
▪ ‘mustn’t’ as it’s an order or else there would be serious
consequences if one ends up lighting match.

19. To discover more of modal verbs.
To apply the learned concepts.
Learning Outcomes
How confident do you feel?

20. THANK YOU
Learning Outcomes