Definitions
- Talking about a future event that is certain to happen. - Expressing a strong intention or determination to do something. - Making predictions or assumptions about future events based on current evidence or trends.
- Expressing a possibility or chance of something happening in the future. - Making suggestions or offering alternatives. - Asking for permission or making polite requests.
List of Similarities
- 1Both will and might are modal verbs used to express future events or possibilities.
- 2Both can be used to make predictions or assumptions about future events.
- 3Both can be used to make suggestions or offer alternatives.
What is the difference?
- 1Certainty: Will expresses a higher degree of certainty than might.
- 2Probability: Will implies a higher probability of an event happening than might.
- 3Intention: Will expresses a stronger intention or determination to do something than might.
- 4Politeness: Might is often used to make polite requests or ask for permission, while will is more direct and assertive.
- 5Formality: Will is more commonly used in formal contexts, while might is more common in informal contexts.
Remember this!
Will and might are both modal verbs used to express future events or possibilities. However, will implies a higher degree of certainty and probability than might, and expresses a stronger intention or determination to do something. Might, on the other hand, is often used to make polite requests or suggest possibilities, and is more commonly used in informal contexts.
