Ability and Permission, 1.7.2 Page 118
Choose the correct form to express ABILITY and to ASK PERMISSION
Drag the items on the right inside the box on the left to match correctly.
We use the auxiliary CAN with ...
Another name for INFINITIVE is ...
One use of CAN + INFINITIVE is to express ...
Ability means ...
Permission means ...
An impolite way to ask permission is...
A polite way to ask permission is...
The difference between CAN and MAY is that ...
When we use CAN for permission, it is...
When we use MAY for permission, it is...
Is this polite? "May I come in?"
Is this polite? "Can I come in?"
When do we use CAN?
When do we use MAY?
The expression "Can I help you?" expresses PERMISSION or ABILITY?
The expression "Can I borrow your book?" expresses PERMISSION or ABILITY?
What is the polite expression for "Can I borrow your book?"
... the INFINITIVE of verbs.
... SIMPLE FORM
... ability
... that WE CAN DO SOMETHING
... asking that an authority let us do something.
...like this: Can I go to the restroom?
...like this: May I go to the restroom?
... CAN is used for ABILITY, and MAY for PERMISSION
... IMPOLITE
... POLITE
Yes! It is POLITE
No... It is IMPOLITE
When we express the ABILITY to do something.
When we are not sure someone will let us do something.
ABILITY
PERMISSION, but it is impolite.
It is "May I borrow your book?"
