Have you experienced being confused on the use of the words Maybe and May be? I usually encounter that dilemma and everytime I ask someone their difference, no one can give me an exact answer/explanation. When I searched it on the internet, it says "Maybe (one word) is an adverb meaning perhaps. May be (two words) is a verb phrase showing possibility".
Example:
I heard that our instructor may be absent today. Maybe class will be canceled.
Reference: http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/maybegloss.htm
Thank you so much for this post! I have never thought of such differentiation of "maybe" and "may be". It would really help me in our subject.
ReplyDeleteNow I am aware to their differences. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am also sometimes confused on the use of those words. Thank you for sharing this information.
ReplyDeleteIt is a common mistake for every one of us. Here is my tip: "may be" is like "might be".
ReplyDelete"I heard that our instructor might be absent today."
It is interesting to find that there are differences between such words. I can observe that some people are not aware of the difference between these.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I need to read all of my past essays and look for errors. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for this brief but clear discussion about this interesting topic. Now, I can use these two different words appropriately.
ReplyDeleteOw.. I'm not that familiar with these. Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this one. Now I know their differences.
ReplyDeleteYour post is easy to understand. Thanks for sharing this.
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