MODALS

MODALS

Modals adalah kata kerja bantu ( auxilarry verbs ) yang terdiri dari can ( bisa ), could ( bisa ), must ( harus,pasti ), have to ( harus ), may ( boleh,mungkin ), might ( boleh,mungkin ), should ( sebaiknya,seharusnya ), will ( akan ), would ( akan ), ought to (sebaiknya, seharusnya ), and had better ( sebaiknya ).

Fungsi -fungsi modals:

1.    Menyatakan Kemampuan ( can dan could )

2.    Menyatakan Perkiraan ( will dan shall )

3.    Menyatakan Penawaran ( will dan would you like...? )

4.    Mengungkapkan Permintaan ( May I, could I, can I, atau Might I )

5.    Menyatakan Keharusan ( Must dan Have to )

6.    Menyatakan ketidakharusan ( Biasanya digunakan dalam bentuk negatif have to yaitu do/does/did not have to )

7.    Menyatakan Larangan ( Must not )

8.    Menyatakan Kepastian ( Must, may, might, dan can )

9.    Memberikan Nasihat ( Should, ought to, dan had better )

10. Memberikan atau Meminta Usulan ( Shall I....? atau Shall we....? )

Contoh  Kalimat Modals:

     1.    I can dance area from anywhere.
2.    They will never be thirsty again.
3.    Can I borrow your pencil for a while?
4.    Nina will be in Korean this morning.
5.    Would you like a glass of syrup?
6.    Tell me one reason why we should accept you as a doctor?
7.    You must keep my grandmother.
8.    We could be late arriving at the station.
9.    She might be in the bedroom.
10. You ought to see film Cinderella with your friends.