HAL 100 No : 1-5
MENGGUNAKAN COULD UNTUK MENGEKSPRESIKAN KEMUNGKINAN
=> Using Could To Express Possibility
(a) A : Why isn’t Greg in class?
B : I don’t know. He could be sick
(b) Look at those dark clouds. It could start raining any minute
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Could can mean past ability. But that
is not its only meaning. Another meaning of could is possibility.
In (a) : “He could be sick” has
the same meaning as “He may/might be sick,” i.e., “It is possible that he is
sick.”
In (a), could expresses a present
possibility
In (b), could expresses a future
possibility
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LATIHAN 7 -- Gunakan could, may, and might
Example : made of metal and you keep it in a pocket
- TEACHER : I'm thinking of something made of metal that you can find in my pocket. What could it be?
- STUDENTS : It could be a pen. It could be same keys. It might be a
paper clip. It may be a small pocket knife. It could be a coin.
- TEACHER : (...) was right! I was thinking of the keys in my pocket.
1. has wheels and a motor
- A : I'm thinking of something has wheels and a motor, that you can find it. What could it be?
- B : It could be a motorcycle. It might be a car. It may be a bicycle.
- A : It was right. I was thinking of a motorcycle or a car.
2. is made of plastic and can be found in my purse/pocket
- Zi'an : I'm thinking of something is made of plastic that you can find in my purse/pocket. What could it be ?
- Metha : It could be a pen. It might be a ruler. It may be a bottle of drinking water.
- Zi'an : It was right. I was thinking of a pen in my purse/pocket.
3. is brown, is made of leather, and is in this room
- Yuni : I'm thinking of something is brown, is made of leather that you can find in this room. What could it be ?
- Yuli : It could be a jacket. It might be a belt. It may be pair of shoes.
- Yuni : It was right. I was thinking of a jacket in this room.
4. is flat and rectangular
- Teacher : I'm thinking of something is flat and rectangular that you can find. What could it be ?
- Student : It could be a white board. It might be a paper. It may be a book.
- Teacher : It was right. I was thinking of a white board.
5. is white, hard, and in this room
- Teacher : I'm thinking of something is white and hard that you can find in this room. What could it be?
- Student : It could be white board. It might be some chalks. It may be
floors in this room.
- Teacher : It was right. I was thinking of floors in
this room.
