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Modal Verbs May & Might.
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Is there the difference in meaning between two following sentences:
She might have lost her bag.
She may have lost her bag.
Also, does the second sentence make sense?
2018년 6월 19일 오전 2:46
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Both sentences are correct and make sense; there is no difference between the two.
2018년 6월 19일
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I agree that both sentences are correct but that the second is a more natural way of saying it.
2018년 6월 19일
Thanks for the explanation. Have a look at another example, please.
She should have phoned her mother to warn her that she might fail to come.
Can I replace "might" with "may" here? The speech is about the events taken place in the past and the second part of the sentence should be used according to the rules of consistency of tenses. As far as I I know, the verb form "might" is some kind of past form of the verb "may", therefore "may" cannot be used in this sentence.
Correct me if I am wrong.
2018년 6월 19일
