Adverbs of Manner - 也许、恐怕
情态副词 — 也许、恐怕
Understand the use of 也许 / 恐怕 and their placement in the sentence.
Elements
也许恐怕
How to use it
- Placement: Adverbs generally precede the verb or adjective they modify (often after the subject).
- For 也许, take a model sentence like 也许是 (It might be) and replace only the variable information.
- For 恐怕, take a model sentence like 恐怕是 (It might be) and replace only the variable information.
- Context: Especially in oral interaction and instructions and nuance of degree, time, or frequency.
Examples
也许是
yěxǔ shì
It might be
恐怕是
kǒngpà shì
It might be
也许吧
yěxǔ ba
It might be
也许会
yěxǔ huì
It might be
Common mistakes
- Check the order of elements before speaking or writing.
- Use a complete sentence to validate the structure in real context.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. ____是
(It might be)
2. ____吧
(It might be)
3. ____会
(It might be)