ENGLISH 10 Learning Activity Sheets Note: Please use this paper as your answer sheet. Don't forget to pass this to your teacher. Competency: Write an exposition or discussion on a familiar issue to include key structural elements and language features MODALS are auxiliary verbs performing specific functions. Some examples are: Must-expresses obligation Need to indicates necessity Should and ought to express sense of obligation to do, or to become something Shouldn't or should not have, or ought not- indicate prohibition, or disapproval of something that was done in the past Shall indicates simple futurity and obligation Will- expresses invitation or past possibility Might- used in reported speech for past time Consider these statements... 1. 'Don't take it all. I will need some to pay the taxes with tomorrow." 2. "His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs." 3. I would say, "Let there be no evil in your thoughts." 4. "They will keep their self-respect and come to you of their own accord." 5. "You, shall I teach you what knowledge is?" Answer these... 1. What do the underlined words have in common? 2. Where are they positioned in the sentences? a. Which of them indicates simple futurity and obligation?
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Answer:1. The underlined words ("will", "should", "shall") are all modal verbs.2. They are positioned in the sentences as auxiliary verbs, typically before the main verb.a. The modal verb "shall" indicates simple futurity and obligation.Additional explanations:- "Will" expresses future possibility or invitation (e.g., "I will need some...").- "Should" expresses a sense of obligation or recommendation (e.g., "lest he should fail...").- "Shall" indicates simple futurity and obligation (e.g., "You, shall I teach you...").Note: Modal verbs have various functions, including expressing:- Obligation (must, should, ought to)- Necessity (need to)- Possibility (might, may)- Prohibition or disapproval (shouldn't, ought not)- Futurity (shall, will)
