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MODAL VERBS

4. Modals Used for Advice
should / ought to / had better
Bir konuda tavsiye verirken “should, ought to, had better” yapıları kullanılır. Video 4.4
▪ What should people do firstly in case of an emergency?
▪ Governments should provide their citizens with the best health services.
Güçlü tavsiye vermek için “had better” yapısı kullanılır. “Yaparsan iyi olur; yapmazsan sonucu olumsuz olabilir.”
gibi bir anlama sahiptir. Bu nedenle de cümlenin devamında “or”, “or else” veya “otherwise” bağlaçlarına çok sık
rastlanır.
▪ You had better fasten your seatbelt; otherwise, you may get injured in case of an accident.
Cümleye “should’’ ve ‘‘ought to”dan daha güçlü bir tavsiye anlamı vermek için “must” da kullanılabilir.
▪ Scientists must work harder than ever to find an appropriate treatment for the contagious disease.
5. Modals Used for Suggestions & Offers
let’s... / shall we…? / why don’t we…? / we could - may - might as well… / what - how about…?

Let’s
We could OK.
move on with the next questions.
We may as well That’s a good idea.
We might as well Why not? Video 4.5
Why don’t we It sounds great.
move on with the next questions?
Shall we I’m sorry I can’t.
How about I don’t think it is a good idea.
moving on with the next questions?
What about
Bu yapılar öneride bulunurken kullanılır.
▪ Let’s talk about the positive results of the recent scientific study.
▪ We could buy a cheaper house if we want to go on holiday in summers.
“What about” ve “How about” yapılarından sonra fiile “-ing” takısı eklenir.

▪ What about meeting on every Saturday in order to play tennis?
▪ How about calling our grandparents beforehand instead of visiting the hospital immediately?
“We may as well” ve “we might as well” yapıları “yapalım bari” anlamına gelir ve biraz gönülsüz önerilerde
kullanılır.
▪ I see that you did not like my favourite dish; we may as well cook something else for you.
▪ Tim does not answer my calls although he is guilty; we might as well call him for the last time.

6. Modals Used for Preferences
prefer / would prefer / would rather / would sooner Video 4.6

noun to noun I prefer books to films.
Prefer V to V ing I prefer reading books to watching films.
ing
to V rather than V I prefer to read books rather than watch films.
1 1
to V 1 I would prefer to read books.
Would prefer to V rather than V 1 I would prefer to read books rather than watch films.
1
to have V rather than have V I would prefer to have read books rather than have watched films.
3 3

Would rather V than V I would rather / sooner read books than watch films.
Would sooner 1 1

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