May be it will be helpful for them. Here can I use the word 'be' after will as I already used be after may?

Question

May be it will be helpful for them. Here can I use the word 'be' after will as I already used be after may?

Answer 1

The word you intend to use in this sentence is the single word "Maybe" rather than "May be." You can certainly still use "be" after that. If you feel like it sounds strange, you can always replace "Maybe" with "Perhaps."

Answer 2

Becky’s right about “maybe” being one word, but it actually stands for three: it may be. So you’re not so far off to think it might be better to not repeat “be.”You can also smooth it out by making the sentence simpler and more active, something like “Maybe it will help them.”