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Modal auxiliary verbs exercise

January 3, 2016 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal auxiliary verbs. The meaning that you need to convey is given in the brackets.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1You ............... not spit on the road. (Prohibition)
Wrong!
2You ............... not steal. (Prohibition)
Wrong!
3She ............... behave herself. (Necessity)
Wrong!
4We ............... obey the rules. (Obligation)
Wrong!
5If you have finished your job, you ............... go. (Permission)
Wrong!
6I ............... speak four languages. (Ability)
Wrong!
7She ............... read when she was just three years old. (Past ability)
Wrong!
8He ............... stand on his head. (Ability)
Wrong!
9My grandmother is eighty. She ............... still read without glasses. (Ability)
Wrong!
10............... I borrow your camera? (Permission)
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
11‘I’m starving.’ ‘I ............... get you something to eat.’ (Willingness)
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11

Answers

  1. You must not spit on the road. (Prohibition)
  2. You must not steal. (Prohibition)
  3. She must behave herself. (Necessity)
  4. We should obey the rules. (Obligation)
  5. If you have finished your job, you may go. (Permission)
  6. I can speak four languages. (Ability)
  7. She could read when she was just three years old. (Past ability)
  8. He can stand on his head. (Ability)
  9. My grandmother is eighty. She can still read without glasses. (Ability)
  10. Can/May I borrow your camera? (Permission)
  11. ‘I’m starving.’ ‘I will get you something to eat.’ (Willingness)
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