MODALS

MODALS

"Modals" are auxiliar words used to express:

Obligations: things that are necessary or not necessary to do.

Prohibitions: things you are not allowed to do.

Permissions: things that are OK to do or not necessary to do.

Advice: things that would be good to do, recommendations and opinions.

Multiple Choice

You must be thirteen or older to sign up in Facebook, and you also have to choose a password.

• Obligation

• Prohibition

• Permission

• Advice

Multiple Choice

You can't wear shoes here!

• Obligation

• Prohibition

• Permission

• Advice

Multiple Choice

You can take the xbox now.

• Obligation

• Prohibition

• Permission

• Advice

Multiple Choice

You shouldn't buy souvenirs here, they're really expensive.

• Obligation

• Prohibition

• Permission

• Advice

Obligations

We use "MUST" - "MUST NOT"

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We also use "HAVE TO" - "DON'T/DOESN'T HAVE TO"

Grammar structure:

Prohibitions

We use "CAN'T"

Grammar sctructure:

We also use "MUST NOT"

Grammar structure:

Permissions

We use "CAN"

Grammar sctructure:

We use "DON'T/DOESN'T HAVE TO"

Grammar structure:

Advice

We use "SHOULD" - "SHOULDN'T"

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