ملخص الدرس / الثالثة متوسط/اللغة الإنجليزية/File 3/“can” and “may”

⇒ What is a request?

   I make a request when I ask someone for something, or when I ask someone to do something: "Can/May + subject + V (stem) + (rest of sentence)?"

⇒ I can use the modal verbs "can" and "may" to make requests.

♦ "can" is informal: I use it whith friends, classmates, people I know well.

         eg: Can you help me do my homework?

♦ "may" is formal: I use it whith people I don't know (well).

         eg: May I have some more sugar, please?