Image credit: freepik.com Maybe or may be? We use maybe and may be to talk about possibility. They are often confused because we use them both when we think that something is possible but we are not certain. Maybe as an adverb or as a noun Maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ is an adverb and it means the same as perhaps. It can also be used as a noun. Example (Adverbs): ➤ Maybe we should get a new refrigerator. ➤ That’s maybe the worst show I’ve ever seen. ➤ Maybe you were right after all. Example (Nouns): ➤ Ifs and buts and maybes will not do. ➤ There are too many questions, and too many maybes . ➤ “I’m a maybe .” ============= ============= May be In the phrase may be /meɪ bi:/ may is a modal verb and be is a main or auxiliary verb. Here may and be are two separate words, whereas maybe is one word. The main MODAL VERBS" are: can, could, may, might, must, should, shall, will and would . Most of them are pretty similar in meani...
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