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Modals of Necessity
1 Grammar Notes 2
2 Positive Sentences 6
3 Negative Sentences 7
6 School Rules 11
7 City Rules 12
8 Quiz 13
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1 Grammar Notes
A. Introduction
Modals are words that come before a main verb and
give it extra meaning such as ability (can), advice
(should), necessity (must), possibility (could), etc.
B. Modals of Necessity
“Necessity” means you
Take note!
need to do something.
Must never changes, but have to and
have got to will change to match the subject.
Modals of necessity are used for
expressing rules or strong advice. • Use have for I, you, we, they,
and plural count nouns.
In English, there are three common ways • Use has for she, he, it, non-count nouns,
to show necessity in the present or future: and singular count nouns.
must, have to, and have got to.
• You must take the test. • You have to take the test. • You have got to take the test.
• She must take the test. • She has to take the test. • She has got to take the test.
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don’t have to
Short Form? no no
doesn’t have to
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’ve got to
Short Form?
’s got to
C. Grammar Notes
*Don’t Have To Can’t Have Got to
Be careful! Don’t have to and In the negative form only, Don’t be confused by the past
must not have very different can’t (cannot) is a modal of verb got in have got to. Have
meanings in English. necessity with a very similar got to always has a present or
meaning to must not. future meaning.
Must not has a strong meaning:
you can’t do something. Can’t has a strong meaning Have got to and have to
and is very common. have a very similar meaning
Don’t have to means it’s your
in positive sentences.
choice. You can do it if you
want to. It’s optional.
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2 Positive Sentences
Rewrite the sentences below using must or have to.
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3 Negative Sentences
Fill in the blanks with must not
or don’t have to and the verb.
1 My father junk food every day because it’s bad for his heart.
(eat)
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4 Does my sister have to clean her room before playing with her doll? (yes)
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Ex. Does she have to buy a new dress for the party?
No, she doesn’t. (She doesn’t have to buy a new dress for the party.)
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Yes, they do. (They have to remind the kids about the field trip.)
2
Yes, he does. (He has to tell his teacher when he’s finished the exercise.)
3
No, they don’t. (They don’t have to go to their grandmother’s house today.)
4
No, you don’t. (You don’t have to bring a gift.)
5
Yes, she does. (She has to make the bed every morning.)
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B. Writing Practice
Now write five sentences about your partner’s household rules and chores.
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6 School Rules
Rewrite the school rules using modals of necessity.
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7 City Rules
Get into small groups. Come up with
five rules to make your city a better place.
Use positive and negative modals of necessity.
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8 Quiz
Circle the correct answer.
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