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 ? |
