Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal auxiliary verbs.
1............... you help me with my homework?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to make a polite request for help.
2You ............... obey the traffic rules.
Wrong!
Use "must" for a strong obligation or rule.
3He ............... do it.
Wrong!
Use "will not" to show unwillingness or refusal.
4Unless you are careful, you ............... get into trouble.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a likely future result in a real condition.
5The children asked whether they ............... go for a swim.
Wrong!
Use "might" for reported permission after a past reporting verb.
6We ............... hear music playing in the next room.
Wrong!
Use "can" for present ability or possibility based on the senses.
7If you work hard, you ............... succeed.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a likely future result in a real condition.
8We did all that we ............... .
Wrong!
Use "could" for past ability.
9He ............... not come.
Wrong!
Use "may" to show possibility.
10She ............... permit this.
Wrong!
Use "might" to show weak possibility.
11I ............... sacrifice my life for my country.
Wrong!
Use "will" to express strong determination.
12The rattlesnake ............... move very fast.
Wrong!
Use "can" for general ability.
13You ............... park here.
Wrong!
Use "must not" to express prohibition.
Done.
Score: 0/13
Answers
- Will you help me with my homework?
- You must obey the traffic rules.
- He will not do it.
- Unless you are careful, you will get into trouble.
- The children asked whether they might go for a swim.
- We can hear music playing in the next room.
- If you work hard, you will succeed.
- We did all that we could .
- He may not come.
- She might permit this.
- I will sacrifice my life for my country.
- The rattlesnake can move very fast.
- You must not park here.
