English Grade 9

Fourth Quarter: Grammar

Well…not really, but we can try to do tiny steps to make it
right.
Just like how you are going to try going from one slide to
another and learn something today. Awesome! Let’s go!
MODALS
 MODALS
• Modals or modal verbs allow you to express or convey
your attitude or mood in a sentence.
• It may also speak of the intensity of the likelihood or
possibility of something to happen.
• Unlike the normal or the main verbs, they only give
additional information about the function of the verb
that follows them.
Quarantine Day 1: Your Thoughts
Given all this time, I can watch Netflix as much as I want.
Actually, I must catch up on a number of series.
I should start preparing some snack.
I will camp in my room and watch all day.
This is going to be awesome!
 MODALS
● They never change their form.
● You can’t add “s”, “ed”, “ing”…
● They make questions by inversion
● –(declarative) She can go. -> (interrogative) Can she go?
Quarantine Day 10: Your Thoughts
Given all this time, I can squeeze in a lot of tasks in my
schedule.
Actually, I must be able to do many things like cleaning
my room and doing household chores.
I should start preparing a daily routine.
I will always end my day with prayer.
This is going to be awesome!
Commonly Used Modals
can
could Other Modals
need not
may
ought to
might
shall
must
should
will
would
 CAN
● expresses ability to do something (in the present tense), a request, an offer,
a suggestion or a possibility.

• I can speak English. (ability)

• Can you wait for a moment? (request)
• I can lend you my notes. (offer)
• Can we leave early tonight? (suggestion)
• It can get very hot here. (possibility)
 COULD
● expresses the ability to do something (past), a polite question, request, offer,
suggestion or a possibility

● I could speak English. (ability)

● Could I go to the cinema, please? (polite question)
● Could you wait for a moment? (polite request)
● I could lend you my notes. (polite offer)
● Could we leave early tonight? (polite suggestion)
● It could get very hot here. (possibility)
Before we move
on…
• Think of your own sentence using
the modals can and could. It would
be great if you could think of
sentences that reflect the different
meanings conveyed by these
modals.
• CAN-ability, request, offer, suggestion,
possibility
• COULD-ability, polite request, polite
offer, polite suggestion, possibility
 MAY
● expresses a possibility, the permission to do something (present) or a
polite suggestion
● It may rain today. (possibility)
● May I go to the cinema? (permission)
● May I help you? (polite suggestion)

MIGHT
● expresses a possibility (less possible than may) or a hesitant offer
● It might rain today. (possibility)
● Might I help you? (hesitant offer)
 MUST
● expresses force or necessity/strong obligation, a possibility (of
highest certainty) or an advice, recommendation

● I must go to the supermarket today. (force or necessity/strong obligation)

● You must be tired. (possibility)
● You must see the new film. (advice/recommendation)
 MUST NOT/MAY NOT
● expresses prohibition
● You mustn’t work using my computer.
● You may not work using my computer.

NEED NOT
● expresses something that is not necessary
● I need not go to the supermarket for we are going to the restaurant tonight.
Before we move on…
• Supply the most appropriate modal (may, might, must)
that will complete each sentence.
1. ________ I offer my transportation so we can get
there on time?
2. The current situation _______ get more complicated
as we go through the day.
3. Our front liners ______ be tired from all the rounds
they need to do the entire week.
4. ______ I go to another city just to visit a friend?
5. People _______ adhere to the current guidelines of
this community quarantine.
 SHALL
● used instead of will in the 1st person not unless you want to convey
the idea that something must definitely happen
● expresses a suggestion
● Shall I carry your bag? (suggestion)
● I shall carry your bag.

SHOULD
● expresses an advice or an obligation (more subjective than ought to)
● You should drive carefully especially when it is raining. (advice)
● You should switch off the light when you leave the room. (obligation)
 OUGHT TO
● expresses an advice or an obligation (less subjective
than should)

● You ought to drive carefully in a bad weather. (advice)

● You ought to switch off the light when you leave the
room. (obligation)
Before we move on…

•Given the current

situation we are all
in right now, what
are the three things
you wish would
happen in the
 WILL
● expresses a wish, request, demand or order (less polite than
would), a prediction/assumption, a promise, a spontaneous
decision or habits

● Will you please close the door? (wish/request/demand/order)

● I think it will rain tonight. (prediction/assumption)
● I will stop smoking. (promise)
● Can somebody stay with me tonight? I will. (spontaneous decision)
● She will go to the church whenever she feels so problematic. (habits)
 WOULD
● expresses a wish, request (more polite than will) or habits in the
past.

● Would you close the door, please? (wish/request)

● Sometimes he would bring me some flowers. (habits in the past)
Just a little bit
more…
• Now that you’ve read all about
modals, let’s answer some exercises
to check your understanding of the
topic.
Click on this link to access your activity for this topic: https://
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• Hopefully,
edit?usp=sharing your knowledge on
modals will help you construct more
effective sentences and help you
convey meaning better.
Just a little bit
more…
• Now that you’ve read all about
modals, let’s answer some exercises
to check your understanding of the
topic. Open your CLOUD CAMPUS
accounts and answer the online quiz
entitled MODALS.
• Hopefully, your knowledge on
modals will help you construct more
effective sentences and help you
convey meaning better.
Answers for slide 13
• Supply the most appropriate modal (may, might, must)
that will complete each sentence.
1. Might I offer my transportation so we can get there
on time?
2. The current situation may get more complicated as
we go through the day.
3. Our front liners must be tired from all the rounds
they need to do the entire week.
4. May I go to another city just to visit a friend?
5. People must adhere to the current guidelines of this
community quarantine.
Other References
• English 9 textbook (Practical English)
• Modals expressing Permission, request, and probability-
page 286
• Modals expressing need, duty, and obligation- page 295
• Modals expressing suggestion, expressing choice, and
communicating possibility- page 309
• Modals expressing doubt and certainty- page 325