POSSIBILITY AND IMPOSSIBILITY

1. Afif Rizki .A.

2. Dandy Putra Surya
3. Helen Yossrantika
4. Sindi Amanda Sari
5. Rahma Fauza

XII IPA 5
 POSSIBILITY

Expressing possibility can be

regarded as the way we
express possibility. Obviously it
is to reveal possibilities.
Word used to express possibility :

It’s so possible…
It is possibly happened…
Maybe…
There’s a chance…
Perhaps ….
1. Perhaps/Maybe
Perhaps or Maybe can be used if a thing was possible, but the speaker is
not entirely sure. The use of "perhaps" more formal than "maybe".
Example : Perhaps that was the answer
Maybe he was a tired
2. May/Might
May and Might be used on something that might happen. Might be
used in the unlikely happen.
Example : He might stay at home
3. May be
Glance may be the same as maybe, but actually different. May be a verb
phrase that in its use must be followed by an adjective, noun, or a verb.
Example : He may be win
4. Possibly
Possibly used to express something that might happen. We are more or
less synonymous with perhaps / maybe, only more formal.
Example : Possibly he will not come
NEUTRAL
· It’s possible/probable …
· It’s likely …
· I expect …
· It may be …
· It could/might/may be …
· It is/looks/seems possible.

INFORMAL
· Could be …
· If you ask me, …
· It looks as if …
· You can be sure …
· There’s a good chance
· I reckon …
· I bet …

FORMAL
· I think there’s possibility …
· I believe …
· There’s always possibility of …
· It’s more than likely …
· It’s reasonable to believe …
• .
 Expressing Possibility
• My grandmother may travel alone.
• May be she will make the trip alone.
• Perhaps she will visit London.
• Possibly, she will go by plane.
• It's possible that someone will meet her at the airport.
• She might buy some presents for the family before she
goes.
• I suppose she might spend a lot of money on the
presents.
• There's a chance she'll like the city.
• She will take an umbrella as it could rain heavily there..
 IMPOSSIBILITY

Expressing impossibility can be

regarded as the way we
express impossibility.
Obviously it is to reveal
impossibilities.
 Word use to express impossibility
• It’s impossible…
• It is not really happened …
• Maybe no …
• It is not probable …
• I can’t believe it…
NEUTRAL
· I don’t think …
· It’s not likely …
· I don’t expect …
· It’s not probable …
· It’s unlikely…
· It’s impossible …

INFORMAL
· Probably not.
· Impossible.
· Perhaps not.
· May be not.
· No way.
· Surely not.
· Not a chance.

FORMAL
· It’s very doubtful…
· It’s extremely unlikely/improbable …
· I think there’s absolutely no possibility of …
· I think there’s very little chance of ..
 Expressing Impossibility
• No, it's impossible to repair that old
Chevrolet.
• Even a good mechanic can't possibly fix it.
• We may not be able to travel by car.
• There's no chance my father repairs it
tomorrow.
 Examples Conversation Dialog
Expression of Possibility
• Amy : What is going on you?
• Novi : I am so confused. I made a mistakes to
Dede. But I had apologized to her.
• Amy : Then, What’s Dede’s reaction. Does she
forgive you?
• Novi : She does not forgive me.
• Amy : Perhaps she is still angry at that time. You
can try it next time.
• Novi : Yes of course. Thanks you so much Amy.
• Amy : My pleasure.
 Examples Conversation Dialog
Expression of Impossibility
• Lisa : Are you ready for math Olympiad?
• Tika : No, I am not ready yet.
• Lisa : Why Tika?
• Tika : I don’t have enough preparation. It is
impossible to win.
• Lisa : Why did you say that ? You have to
optimistic.