Modal Auxiliaries

1. WHAT ARE MODAL AUXILIARIES?

Modal auxiliaries are verbs that express many kinds of meaning. Each modal auxiliary often expresses more than one meaning. (Kata kerja Bantu MODAL adalah kata kerja Bantu yang mengungkapkan berbagai macam jenis makna. Setiap MODAL AUXILIARIES biasanya mengungkapkan lebih dari satu makna)

2. THE FORM OF MODAL auxiliaries

Ya, seperti udah disebutkan sebelumnya, ada banyak jenis modal auxiliaries, namun semua jenis modal auxiliaries tersebut mempunya pola bentuk yang sama. Inilah pola MODAL AUXILIARIES tersebut :

( + ) S + MODAL + V1
She can do the test.
We will go to the hospital
( - ) S + MODAL NOT + V1
She can’t do the test.
We will not go to the hospital.
( ? ) MODAL + S + V1
Can she do the test?
Will we go to the hospital?
3. KINDS OF MODAL VERBS

Nah dalam bagian berkut ini kita akan melihat berbagai jenis modals yang paling sering digunakan, kegunaannya, serta contoh - contohnya! Selamat belajar.

1. Can
a. Expressing an Ability (Mengungkapkan Kemampuan)
Contoh : I can do the test.
b. Expressing a Possibility (Mengungkapkan Kemungkinan)
Contoh : He can be in the class now.
c. Expressing a Permission (Mengungkapkan ijin)
Contoh : You can leave me now.
d. Expressing a Request (Mengukapkan permintaan)
Contoh : Can I leave now?
e. Expressing an Impossibility (Mengungkapkan ketidak mungkinan)
Contoh : The news can’t be true.
2. Should
a. Expressing an advisability (Mengungkapkan saran)
Contoh : We should do something now.
b. Expressing a Future Certainty (Mengukapkan kepastian di masa depan)
Contoh : They should be there tomorrow.
3. Must
a. Expressing a necessity (Mengungkapkan keharusan)
Contoh : You must do everything I say.
b. Expressing a Prohibition (Mengungkapkan larangan)
Contoh : You must not break the school rules.
c. Expressing a Certainty (Mengukapkan kepastian)
Contoh : John must be upset. He failed in the final test.
4. Will
a. Expressing a certainty (Mengungkapkan kepastian)
Contoh : We will come to her party. I promise.
b. Expressing a Willingness (Mengungkapkan Keinginan)
Contoh : There’s a knock on the door. I will open it.
c. Expressing a request (Mengungkapkan permintaan)
Contoh : Will you help me?

 Sumber :
http://francisxavier.blog.plasa.com/2008/06/26/modal-auxiliaries-part-1/

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