Possibility Aura
Is it possible? Could it happen?
Значение
A modal layer expressing possibility, chance, potential, uncertainty, or situational openness.
Как распознать
Ask whether the event might happen or is possible.
Примеры
may|might|could|possible|perhaps
it may rain|could happen|possibly true
It might rain tomorrow.
Visual guide
Possibility layer: [event] ↑ may / might / could = open chance It might rain tomorrow.
Possible ≠ certain: will rain = sure path might rain = open chance cannot rain = closed off Ask: could it happen? Form: verb, adverb, mood, particle
Разбор по языкам
В родном языке
Possibility is often lexical or adverbial rather than a single auxiliary system.
Может быть, он придёт.
Maybe he will come.
В изучаемом языке
В английском возможность выражают may, might, could, maybe, perhaps, а также конструкции с likely/unlikely. Выбор формы зависит от степени уверенности и контекста.
It may rain later.
may = возможность: may перед глаголом показывает, что дождь возможен, но не гарантирован.
Учащиеся могут путать may, might и could или ставить maybe в неестественное место под влиянием родного языка.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.