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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The usage of may/may not

0．Students 01b01font00may not02font02b00 use the staff car park.02br
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00．Visitors 01b01font00may not02font02b00 feed the animals.02br
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00We can use 01i00may not02i00 in those occasions, but how about we only use "may"? Like:02br
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00．Students 01b01font00may02font02b00 use the staff car park.02br
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00．Visitors 01b01font00may02font02b00 feed the animals. 02br
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00Are these two OK?02br
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00Thank you very much for your reply!0-
  

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02br 02br 00Students may wish to use the restroom before boarding the bus. (Ouch! 0-

— Avangi

  • 02br 02br 00Students may wish to use the restroom before boarding the bus.
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0These are correct and common and natural.02br
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00Students may wish to use the restroom before boarding the bus. (Ouch! this is a different sense of "may." Guess I'm having a bad day.)02br
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00Students may refer to their textbooks during the exam.0-
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0In these sentences, 01i00may 02i00and01i00 may not02i00 are essentially opposites. Whenever you have this sense of 01i00may02i00 (have permission to), 01i00may not02i00 (do not have permission to) is also possible .02br
01i00You may park here. = You have permission to park here.02
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