http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/gxjhr/post.htm#572628Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572628Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/gxjhr/post.htm#572628http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-572628.xmlMaybe - the possiblity or uncertainty as in perhaps.<br /><br />May be - thing in terms of what is permissible and do not focus on the &quot;be&quot; linking verb.&nbsp; You may eat.&nbsp; You may sit.&nbsp; You may enter the room.&nbsp; May I be seated at this table?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggckj/post.htm#531361Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:36:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531361Andyw123452http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggckj/post.htm#531361http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531361.xmlThanks guys :-), I will stick with that rule!</p> <br /> <p>Andy<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcbg/post.htm#531205Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:31:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531205Mr Wordy4http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcbg/post.htm#531205http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531205.xml<p>Another thing that you can try is substituting &quot;is&quot;/&quot;are&quot;/&quot;am&quot; (as appropriate). If the sentence still makes sense then probably you want &quot;may be&quot;.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcrn/post.htm#531195Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:42:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531195CalifJim3http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcrn/post.htm#531195http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531195.xml&nbsp;That is a good rule of thumb.&nbsp; We don&#39;t usually base rules on whether something &quot;makes sense&quot; because what makes sense to one person doesn&#39;t always make sense to another, but if that rule works for you, then you should use it.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p>CJ&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcrb/post.htm#531183Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:18:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531183Andyw123454http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggcrb/post.htm#531183http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531183.xmlSorry, I am trying to clarify when you use &#39;maybe&#39; and when you use &#39;may be&#39;. <br /><br />I am pretty sure that if you replace maybe/may be with the word perhaps, then if the sentence makes sense then you should use maybe, but if it doesn&#39;t you should use may be - just wanted to check that this rule is correct!<br /><br />Thanks guys!<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggbnw/post.htm#531122Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:41:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531122Huevos5http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggbnw/post.htm#531122http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531122.xml&nbsp;I don&#39;t understand what you are asking.</p><p>&quot;<i>Maybe</i>&quot; is an adverb, while &quot;<i>may be</i>&quot; is the modal verb &quot;<i>may</i>&quot; followed by the verb &quot;<i>to be</i>&quot;. &nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggbnd/post.htmSun, 22 Jun 2008 18:27:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531117Andyw123456http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeVsMayBe/ggbnd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-531117.xmlHi guys, please could you clarify whether my understanding of the below is correct:<br /><br />When can substitute the word perhaps then it is maybe. When the substitution doesn&#39;t make sense it&#39;s may be.<br /><br />Many thanks in advance :-) - great site!<br /><br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>