English Grammar : MODALS ( I/You as subject and Would you mind )

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INTRODUCTION>>>

MODALS or the modal auxiliaries in English Grammar are can, could, had better, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would  and etc.  the aim of modals is to express speaker's attitudes. it can express that a speaker feels something is necessary, advisable, permissible, possible and probable. in addition, they can convey the strength of those attitudes. Modals do not take a final-s, even the subject is she, he or it.

this is example of modals

MODALS of Polite Request

• Polite requests with I/You as the subject

for example :

- Can I borrow herr bike? or can you borrow her bike?  >>> is used informally to request permission ( little less polite than may and could )

- May I come to her house? or may you come to her house with me?  >>> they are equally polite whereas might is quite formal and polite, it is used much less frequently than may or could.

- Could I see her homework? or could you see her homework? >>> could used as a present or future meaning in a polite request, not a pass meaning.

• Polite request with Would You Mind

Would you...?

If you are asking other people to do things, you would normally use Would you + infinitive. Would you like to…? is also a very polite way of suggesting or requesting something, politer than Do you want to…?.

example : 

- Would you please bring your library books back today ? cause it will be need by another borrower. 

Would you mind…?

If you want to sound particularly polite, or if you think the answer may be negative, you can also use Would you mind + verb-ing as the preferred alternative to Could you…? Would you mind…? literally means: Would you object to…?

example: 

- Would you mind locking the door when you leave? ( ans: No, not at all! )

Similarly, if we use Do / Would you mind if I…? to make a request, we may be anticipating possible objections: 

- Would you mind if I put off talking to Henry until tomorrow? ~ I think that's a mistake. I think you should speak to him today

- would you mind if I turned off the TV? >>> the meaning same as may i turn off the TV? is it all right if I do it? will it cause you any trouble? is it problem to you?

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