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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

might+may (50% future possibility): will (100%)

0When predicting the future we could use "may," "might," or "will." 02br
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01font00Might and May02font00 mean there is a 50% possibility that the action will happen.02br
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01font00Will02font00 means that the speaker is 100% sure that the action will happen.02br
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00(TAKEN FROM BETTY AZAR'S BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR)02br
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00Thus, we say:02br
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00- It 01font00will02font00 rain tomorrow (100% certainty).02br
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00- It 01font00(may/might)02font00 rain tomorrow (50% certainty).02br
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00How about if you will make the above two sentences in question!!!!?02br
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01font00- Will it rain tomorrow?02font02br
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01font00- (May/Might) it rain tomorrow?*02font02br
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00It looks like the first question works, whereas the other two questions with may and might don't. How can we make questions from 01i01font00may and might.02font02i0-
  

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02i 02br 00 is excluded. 02br 02i 00exp in BrE01i 00: 02i 02br 05200 01table 01tr 01td 01b 00Might it rain02b 00? in_article_id=25231&in_page_id=1cThis Is Travel | Into the wilderness

— Marius Hancu

  • 02i 02br 00 is excluded.
  • 02br 02i 00exp in BrE01i 00: 02i 02br 05200 01table 01tr 01td 01b 00Might it rain02b 00?
  • in_article_id=25231&in_page_id=1cThis Is Travel | Into the wilderness
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0 See:02br
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01i00May02i00 isn't used in direct questions on probability (Swan), thus:02br
01i00*May it rain tomorrow?02i02br
00 is excluded. 02br
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00 There's a chance that you could see: 02br
01i00Might it rain tomorrow?02br
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