Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1............... you lend me your pen?
Wrong!
Use "Can" for an informal request.
2She ............... arrive at any moment.
Wrong!
Use "may" to show possibility.
3You ............... come whenever you want.
Wrong!
Use "can" to give permission.
4I promise I ............... return your book tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a promise about the future.
5You ............... apply for that job.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice.
6You ............... go now.
Wrong!
Use "may" to give formal permission.
7I ............... allow you to go to the party tonight.
Wrong!
Use "won't" for a present refusal about the future.
8If you are busy now, I ............... come tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a real future offer.
9If I lose my job, we ............... be in serious trouble.
Wrong!
Use "will" for the result in a real future condition.
10He said, "I will not come." Later, we reported: He said that he ............... come.
Wrong!
Use "would not" as the reported form of "will not".
11An elephant ............... eat a lot of food.
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Use "can" to talk about general ability.
12Since elephants love sugarcane, a trainer ............... find it easy to train them with sugarcane.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "may" to show possibility, or "should" to show what is expected to happen.
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- Can you lend me your pen?
- She may arrive at any moment.
- You can come whenever you want.
- I promise I will return your book tomorrow.
- You should apply for that job.
- You may go now.
- I won’t allow you to go to the party tonight.
- If you are busy now, I will come tomorrow.
- If I lose my job, we will be in serious trouble.
- He said, “I will not come.” Later, we reported: He said that he would not come.
- An elephant can eat a lot of food.
- Since elephants love sugarcane, a trainer may / should find it easy to train them with sugarcane.