Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1............... the government eliminate poverty?
Wrong!
Use can to express ability.
2A neon sign ............... be electrified.
Wrong!
Use must to express necessity.
3All cars ............... have devices to reduce exhaust emissions.
Wrong!
All of these words express necessity.
4Jealousy ............... be a destructive emotion.
Wrong!
Use can to express theoretical possibility.
5Another world war ............... mean the end of civilization.
Wrong!
6We ............... all try to be more considerate of others.
Wrong!
Should expresses obligation.
7The police ............... enforce the law.
Wrong!
8The school ............... enroll new students in the month of September.
Wrong!
Use will to say that something will happen in future.
9Democracy ............... offer everyone equality.
Wrong!
Must indicates necessity.
10A good traveling companion ............... have a calm disposition.
Wrong!
Should shows necessity.
11Even the greatest painters ............... capture her ethereal beauty.
Wrong!
Could not shows past inability.
12A teacher ............... have an even disposition.
Wrong!
Should shows necessity.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Can the government eliminate poverty?
- A neon sign must be electrified.
- All cars All of these have devices to reduce exhaust emissions.
- Jealousy can be a destructive emotion.
- Another world war could mean the end of civilization.
- We should all try to be more considerate of others.
- The police must enforce the law.
- The school will enroll new students in the month of September.
- Democracy must offer everyone equality.
- A good traveling companion should have a calm disposition.
- Even the greatest painters could not capture her ethereal beauty.
- A teacher should have an even disposition.
