Read the following dialogue.
Gopal : May I come in, sir?
Headmaster : Yes, of course. What do you want?
Gopal : Sir, May I get an application form for scholarship?
Headmaster : We have not yet received them from the office. You may come after a week.
Gopal : But my parents are leaving for Varanasi in two days.
Headmaster : In that case you might try to get it from the office.
Gopal : Thank you, sir
Note:
1. ‘May’ is the expression used in asking for permission.
2. ‘May’ is also used for suggesting probability.
3. ‘Might’ is used for polite suggestion.
Gopal : May I come in, sir?
Headmaster : Yes, of course. What do you want?
Gopal : Sir, May I get an application form for scholarship?
Headmaster : We have not yet received them from the office. You may come after a week.
Gopal : But my parents are leaving for Varanasi in two days.
Headmaster : In that case you might try to get it from the office.
Gopal : Thank you, sir
Note:
1. ‘May’ is the expression used in asking for permission.
2. ‘May’ is also used for suggesting probability.
3. ‘Might’ is used for polite suggestion.
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