Permission-offer
Hello,
I sometimes get confused between an offer and a permission in the context of the modal verbs usage.
1. May I carry your bag?
Is the above (1) for an offer or a permission?
2. May I use your phone?
It suggest a permission because the phone belongs to someone and If I want to use it then I need his/her permission.
Could anyone explain the way to make an offer or a permission?
Thanks.
Top answer
hanuman_2000 1. May I carry your bag? This asks for permission to carry the bag.
- hanuman_2000 1.
- May I carry your bag?
- This asks for permission to carry the bag.
- As such, it is an offer to carry the bag.
- Thus, an utterance may be both a request for permission and an offer at the same time.
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hanuman_20001. May I carry your bag?
This asks for permission to carry the bag. As such, it is an offer to carry the bag. Thus, an utterance may be both a request for permission and an offer at the same time.
hanuman_20002. May I use your phone?
In this case, there is asking for permission, but not asking permissi
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