Fill in the blanks.
1Few countries ............... survive without trade.
Wrong!
"Can" expresses general possibility or ability in this sentence.
2As a grown-up, you ............... fend for yourself from now on.
Wrong!
"Must" expresses strong necessity or obligation here.
3Modern stoves ............... be used more easily than old-fashioned wood burners.
Wrong!
"Can" expresses that modern stoves are able to be used more easily.
4Extreme cold ............... cause an engine to fail.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Can" and "will" are both possible: "can" shows general possibility, and "will" makes a prediction.
5She ............... go to any extreme to get her way.
Wrong!
"Will" describes someone’s typical determined behavior here.
6The new chemical ............... exterminate the cockroaches.
Wrong!
"Will" makes a prediction about what the new chemical is expected to do.
7Trekking was an absurdity his frail health ............... afford.
Wrong!
"Could not" matches the past-tense context and means he was not able to afford it.
8I ............... like to help, but I am without cash at the moment.
Wrong!
"Would" is used in the polite expression "would like".
9In the future, you ............... get his permission first.
Wrong!
"Had better" gives strong advice about what to do in the future. "Ought" would need "to".
10We chatted for hours about how we ............... spend the holidays.
Wrong!
"Would" is used for future-in-the-past after "chatted".
11General elections ............... be held next month.
Wrong!
"Will" is used to state a scheduled future event here.
12............... you estimate the distance to the top of that hill?
Wrong!
"Can" asks about ability in this question.
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Answers
- Few countries can survive without trade.
- As a grown-up, you must fend for yourself from now on.
- Modern stoves can be used more easily than old-fashioned wood burners.
- Extreme cold can / will cause an engine to fail.
- She will go to any extreme to get her way.
- The new chemical will exterminate the cockroaches.
- Trekking was an absurdity his frail health could not afford.
- I would like to help, but I am without cash at the moment.
- In the future, you had better get his permission first.
- We chatted for hours about how we would spend the holidays.
- General elections will be held next month.
- Can you estimate the distance to the top of that hill?