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MAY/MAYNOT/MIGHT/MIGHT NOT. May. Rule 1. Possibility Rule 2. Permission Rule 3. Wish. Rule 1. Possibility. It may rain today. 2. Formal Permission –Start with « may  » . Note: - May is more formal than can. . May I come in, please?. Yes, you may. To wish.

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  1. MAY/MAYNOT/MIGHT/MIGHT NOT May Rule 1. Possibility Rule 2. Permission Rule 3. Wish

  2. Rule 1.Possibility It may rain today

  3. 2. Formal Permission –Start with « may » Note: - May is more formal than can. May I come in, please? Yes, you may.

  4. To wish • May you score good in exam. • May she gets a job in Paris

  5. Note: may is always positioned after the subject. Examples Jenny may sleep late. She has more homework. He may go to the market today. They may bake a cake at home for his birthday.

  6. MAY NOT ‘Not’ is always placed after may , can or any such words. ‘May not’ is negation of may • For example • It may not rain today. • Harry may not like this ice- • cream

  7. Examples of may and may not She may come tomorrow. She may not come tomorrow. The teacher may teach today. The teacher may not teach today. Pierre may sing tonight. Pierre may not sing tonight.

  8. Exercise 1. He may return late tonight. For ex: He may not return tonight. 2. My mother may give me the permission to attend your party. ______________________________________(negation) 3 . Julie may be very happy to see these photographs. ______________________________________ (negation) 4. We may go to the opera tonight. ______________________________________(negation) 5. They may call you. _______________________________________ (negation)

  9. Might Smaller possibility than May. For example: I might become a doctor when I grow up. Negation: Might not.

  10. I might go to the doctor today - I might not go to the doctor today. • John might become a fireman - John might not become a fireman • The airplane might crash - The airplane might not crash. Examples of Might and Might Not

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