Fill in the blanks.
1She ............... come today. (complete certainty)
Wrong!
"Won't" shows strong certainty about a future event.
2The phone is ringing. I ............... answer it. (willingness)
Wrong!
"Will" shows willingness to do something at the moment of speaking.
3She ............... be here soon. (expectation)
Wrong!
"Should" shows expectation or probability here.
4She ............... recognize you. (possibility)
Wrong!
"May not" shows that something is possibly not true or may not happen.
5Who knows? I ............... be a millionaire one day. (weak possibility)
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Could" and "might" show weak future possibility.
6Glass ............... be blown. (general possibility)
Wrong!
"Can" shows that something is generally possible.
7All employees ............... arrive for work by 8 o'clock. (obligation)
Wrong!
"Must" shows a strong rule or obligation.
8South India ............... be quite warm in April. (habitual possibility)
Wrong!
"Can" shows that something is sometimes possible or typical.
9If she arrived now, we ............... ask her for help. (conditional possibility)
Wrong!
"Could" shows possibility in an imaginary condition.
10All children ............... be difficult at times. (habitual possibility)
Wrong!
"Can" shows that something is sometimes true.
11You ............... go now. (prohibition)
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Can't" and "must not" both show prohibition.
12You ............... work on Sundays. (absence of obligation)
Wrong!
"Need not" shows that something is not necessary.
Exercise complete
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correct answers
Answers
- She won’t come today. (complete certainty)
- The phone is ringing. I will answer it. (willingness)
- She should be here soon. (expectation)
- She may not recognize you. (possibility)
- Who knows? I could / might be a millionaire one day. (weak possibility)
- Glass can be blown. (general possibility)
- All employees must arrive for work by 8 o’clock. (obligation)
- South India can be quite warm in April. (habitual possibility)
- If she arrived now, we could ask her for help. (conditional possibility)
- All children can be difficult at times. (habitual possibility)
- You can’t / must not go now. (prohibition)
- You need not work on Sundays. (absence of obligation)