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Grammar Exercise

May and Might: Degrees of Possibility and Distance

Use may and might for present, future, and past possibility while controlling modal distance, concession, and tentative suggestion.

Interactive exercise

May and Might: Degrees of Possibility and Distance

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains May and Might: Degrees of Possibility and Distance?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in May and Might: Degrees of Possibility and Distance?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “She might to arrive later.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “They may left already.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?