maybe – English Grammar Profiler

A2, ADVERBS, certainty, CLAUSES, MODALITY, position, possibility / could, future, just, maybe, most, PELIC, perhaps, should, try, way

A2 Point 13 in the category of MODALITY/adverbs: certainty and possibility (‘maybe’, ‘perhaps’), before a clause or ellipted clause. *Note that ‘maybe’ is also listed at A1. And ‘perhaps’ is A2 in the EVP regardless of position. An iWeb search for: . maybe|perhaps * * * 1 . MAYBE IT ‘S BECAUSE 2541 2 . …

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B1, CLAUSES, conditional, confirming, ellipsis / by, check, could, if, join, just, keep, let, maybe, perhaps, share, should, so, try, were

Point 43 in the category of CLAUSES/conditional is defined as: ELLIPTED ‘IF SO’, CONFIRMING to refer a previous direct or indirect ‘yes-no’ question where the answer might be ‘yes’.   For example: But then I began to wonder whether a game or an app can really change attitudes and behaviors, and if so, can I measure that change?   A search in iWeb for: ? If so * * 1 ? IF SO , …

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