Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1Don't throw things out of the window. Somebody ............... hit.
Wrong!
2She ............... awake. There is no light in her room.
Wrong!
3There is no light in his room. He ............... to bed.
Wrong!
4Students ............... not take books out of the library.
Wrong!
5Visitors ............... not feed or tease zoo animals.
Wrong!
6There is something under the bed. It ............... a mouse.
Wrong!
7If he had replied to my letter, it ............... days ago.
Wrong!
8Why did you wait for me? You ............... without me.
Wrong!
9It ............... be James. He is in San Francisco at the moment.
Wrong!
10In those days, you ............... for stealing a goat.
Wrong!
11You ............... be her sister. You look just like her.
Wrong!
12If she left school at 4, she ............... be here in half an hour.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Don’t throw things out of the window. Somebody could be hit.
- She can’t be awake. There is no light in her room.
- There is no light in his room. He must have gone to bed.
- Students must not take books out of the library.
- Visitors Either could be used here not feed or tease zoo animals.
- There is something under the bed. It All of these a mouse.
- If he had replied to my letter, it should have arrived days ago.
- Why did you wait for me? You could have gone without me.
- It can’t be James. He is in San Francisco at the moment.
- In those days, you could be hanged for stealing a goat.
- You must be her sister. You look just like her.
- If she left school at 4, she should be here in half an hour.
