Learning goal
I can choose words that show how certain or necessary something is.
Key words
modal verbpossibilitycertaintyobligationadverb
Modal Verbs and Adverbs
Use modal verbs and adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility, certainty and obligation.
Try these first
- Modal: Which shows strongest certainty: might / must?
- Modal: Complete: You ___ wear a helmet when cycling. should / perhaps
- Possibility: Rewrite 'It will rain' to show possibility.
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Set up private learning journeyWhich shows strongest certainty: might / must?
Complete: You ___ wear a helmet when cycling. should / perhaps
Rewrite 'It will rain' to show possibility.
What a secure answer looks like
- 1. must
- 2. should
- 3. It might/may/could rain.