Comments on: Changing the mood of a sentence (modals) http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:22:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/comment-page-1/#comment-33458 Clare Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:29:44 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-33458 It sounds like an order, To make it more polite, add could: Could you do me a favour? It sounds like an order, To make it more polite, add could:
Could you do me a favour?

]]> By: Ghazala http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/comment-page-1/#comment-33398 Ghazala Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:27:05 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-33398 Hi Clare This website is very useful for me because I didn't undestand the Modal verb but Now I can understand. Please update me the below sentence is formal or not and should I use this for professional. Do you me a favor? Hi
Clare
This website is very useful for me because I didn't undestand the Modal verb but Now I can understand.
Please update me the below sentence is formal or not and should I use this for professional.
Do you me a favor?

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/comment-page-1/#comment-32242 Clare Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:17:31 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-32242 All fine, except the second to last which should be "She has to..." All fine, except the second to last which should be "She has to…"

]]> By: mohsen http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/comment-page-1/#comment-32188 mohsen Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:56:34 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-32188 Shall i take your pen? I must take some courses. I would travel tomorrow. He ought to study him homework. She have to clean her home. We might go out today. Shall i take your pen?
I must take some courses.
I would travel tomorrow.
He ought to study him homework.
She have to clean her home.
We might go out today.

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/comment-page-1/#comment-31999 Clare Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:29:25 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/changing-the-mood-of-a-sentence-modals/#comment-31999 You don't have to = it isn't necessary to (you have a choice) In your examples you're talking about necessity. "You mustn't forget your passport" is correct, or "You shouldn't forget..." You don't have to = it isn't necessary to (you have a choice)

In your examples you're talking about necessity. "You mustn't forget your passport" is correct, or "You shouldn't forget…"

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