Modal Verbs (e.g. can, may...)
Give an example of a bare infinitive.
Note:
Bare infinitive is different from a 'to-infinitive'
E.g. drive V.S. to drive
When do we use bare infinitives after 'had better?
Give advice / suggestions
Create a sentence with 'see' and an infinitive.
E.g. I saw her leave the party.
Is it correct?
Watching horror films helps me sleeping.
Incorrect.
Watching horror films helps me sleep.
Is 'dare not' a modal verb?
Yes.
E.g. She dare not / daren't speak in front of the public.
X dared not X dares not
Apart from 'see', name one verb which takes a bare infinitive after it.
5 senses / perception: feel, hear, notice, watch
actions: have, make, let, help
Create a sentence with "let" and an infinitive.
He lets her go.
Is it correct? Give the correct answer if it is not.
She would rather not to travel to Taiwan.
Incorrect.
She would rather not travel to Taiwan.
Form a sentence which shows the wrong use of a bare infinitive and the modal verb 'may'.
e.g. she may went to McDonald's.
Create a sentence with 'would rather'.
create a sentence with 'have made' and an infinitive'
E.g. They have made the teachers laugh.
E.g. She has made her parents pay for her trip.
E.g. She makes me cry.
Is it correct? Give the correct answer if it is not.
She dared not jaywalk yesterday as a police officer was standing right next to her.
Incorrect
Dare not --> Modal verb (No '-s', '-d', '-ed' should be added.
Why not _______ (join) English Debating Team?
Form a sentence using 'would rather' and 'than'.
She WOULD RATHER DO homework THAN PLAY video games.
XXXXX She would rather do homework than to play / playing video games.
It is better ________(stay) home during Black Rainstorm signal.
to stay
*Please note that 'it is better (adj.) to do sth'.
It is different from 'You had better stay home'
Create a sentence by using 'have' and a bare infinitive to show 'causing somebody to do something'.
Korean beefcakes (muscular guys / hunks) have me learn Korean.
If you hesitate to ask questions, you will say 'I _______ questions'
dare not ask
Rewrite the following sentence with 'need to'.
Mary need not worry every day.
Mary does not need to worry every day.
Form a sentence by using 'Emily' and 'need not'.
Emily need not apologise to the bully.
Explain the difference between
'watch her kiss another boy' and
'watch her kissing another boy'
watch her kissing another boy --> the action (kissing) is in progress
E.g. My mother made me attend tutorial school last year.
Is it correct? Give the correct answer if it is not.
We would rather prefer to stay home than have outdoor activities.
Incorrect
In terms of meaning, would rather is equivalent to prefer.
Explain the difference between:
I dared (to) challenge the teachers.
I dare not challenge the teachers.
I dared (verb --> show tenses) challenge the teachers.
I dare not (modal verb) challenge the teachers.