Syllabus topic 12: Might / might not
Might / might not. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility.
Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planTake a coat. It ___ be cold later.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: might
Completed sentence: Take a coat. It might be cold later. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
He might ___ late.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: arrive
Completed sentence: He might arrive late. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
I'm not sure. She ___ come tonight.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: might not
Completed sentence: I'm not sure. She might not come tonight. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
They ___ be at home; I haven't checked.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: might
Completed sentence: They might be at home; I haven't checked. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Choose the uncertain statement.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: We might win.
Correct choice: We might win. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
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Correct answer: might
Completed sentence: Take a coat. It might be cold later. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: arrive
Completed sentence: He might arrive late. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: might not
Completed sentence: I'm not sure. She might not come tonight. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: might
Completed sentence: They might be at home; I haven't checked. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: We might win.
Correct choice: We might win. Might + base verb expresses an uncertain possibility. Might not means something possibly will not happen. It is not the same as can't, which can express impossibility. Might does not need do or take -s.
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