MODAL NOUN

Possibility Condition of being There is a possibility of

possible rain tomorrow.
Necessity Quality/state of being Nowadays, mobile phones
need are considered a necessity.

Ability Quality/state of being I have a friend who has the

able ability to read minds.
Permission Right/ability to do My brother is given
something or someone to permission to play.
allow or disallow
Obligation Condition/feeling of being Students have an obligation
required to study hard.
Responsibilit Quality/state of being It is the parent’s
y responsible responsibility to provide for
their children.
MODAL ADVERB
Possibly Used to state that My brother is possibly
something is possible to coming home today.
happen
Necessarily Used to state that A person’s success does not
something is needed necessarily reflect one’s
personality.
Ably In a skillful or competent Tonton dances ably during
manner the party.
Permissively Used to state something I played permissively with
that is granted or given my friends.
permission
Obligately In an obligate or necessary My father is obligately
manner proud to work hard for our
family.
Responsibly In a responsible manner The police responsibly
helped the old man cross
the road.
Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Grade & Section: _______________________________

Direction: (1) Identify the type of modal [Modal Noun, Modal Adverb] in Column A by writing it in the space provided in
Column B. Then, give and write your own sample sentence in Column C. Write in one whole sheet of paper.

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