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Help the amateur detective write down their thoughts about the missing cat by dragging the correct words into the blanks.

The fluffy suspect may be hiding behind the curtains in the living room. I think that maybe we should shake a bag of treats to find out!

The fluffy suspect may be hiding behind the curtains in the living room.

"May be" (two words) is a verb phrase. "May" is a modal verb showing possibility, and "be" is the main verb. If you can replace it with "might be" or "could be," you need two words!

I think that maybe we should shake a bag of treats to find out!

"Maybe" (one word) is an adverb that means "perhaps" or "possibly." It is used to show that something is possible, but not certain, and often modifies the whole sentence.

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