How do you use the word may?

Answer 1

and can you use it like this ' may you please fetch the dog?'

The proper way to use the word "may" in a sentence when asking question to someone else is as follows:

"May I please be excused from the table"

Where the word "may" precedes the subjective personal pronoun "I".

The previous response is an example of an improper use of the word "may". In this case the word "may" should be substituted with the word "will" or "can". This implies that you are asking someone to "fetch the dog."

Example: "will you fetch the dog?" or "can you fetch the dog?"

So as a simple grammar rule when using the word "may", try the following:

"may I" when speaking of self.

"can you" or "will you" when discussing others.

And always say please!

Answer 2

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