Modal

Modal Auxiliaries adalah kata kerja bantu modal yang memiliki ciri-ciri khusus, yaitu :

1.Kata kerja yang digunakan setelah modal adalah V-1 murni tanpa to (bare infinitive).

   Contoh : He must to help her.

2.Modal tidak bisa ditambah dengan s/es/ed/ing.

   Contoh

WRONG	RIGHT
She cans speak English	She can speak English
She canes speak English
She caned speak English
She caning speak English

M A C A M – M A C A M  M O D A L
Will         (akan)	Would           (akan / seharusnya)
Shall        (akan)	Should           (akan / seharusnya)
Can          (dapat)	Could             (dapat)
May         (boleh)	Might             (boleh)
Must        (harus)	Need              (harus)
Dare         (berani)	Ought to         (seharusnya)
Used to    (terbiasa)	Had better      (lebih baik)
Rumus Verbal	Rumus Nominal
(+) S + Modal + V-1 + Object	(+) S + Modal + Be + Complement
(-)  S + Modal + not + V-1 + Object	(-)  S + Modal + not + Be + Complement
(?)  Modal + S +V-1 + Object ?	(?)  Modal + S + Be + Complement ?
Examples	Examples
He can drive a car	He can be angry
He can not drive a car	He can not be angry
Can he drive a car ?	Can he be angry ?