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Do You See Any Difference in the Following Sentences? (A) You Can Use a Ruler to Dig Holes. (B) You Can Use My Ruler to Dig Holes. - English - Communicative

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Do you see any difference in the following sentences?

(a) You can use a ruler to dig holes.
(b) You can use my ruler to dig holes.
(c) You can find a ruler in the study room.

Can is used to express permission, ability, and possibility in these sentences.

In sentence (a) can is used to express ________.
In sentence (b) can is used to express ________ and,
in sentence (c) can is used to express ________.

Can, could, may, might, will, would, must, ought to, shall, should are called Modal verbs.

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In sentence (a) can is used to express  ability
In sentence (b) can is used to express  permission and,
in sentence (c) can is used to express possibility

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अध्याय 4: Modals - Exercises [पृष्ठ ४९]

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अध्याय 4 Modals
Exercises | Q 2 | पृष्ठ ४९

संबंधित प्रश्न

Answer the following question briefly.
Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story?


Answer the following question briefly.
Pick out two sentences showing that the grandmother was desperate to know what happened next in the story.


Answer the following questions:

How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during its journey?


'The Road Not Taken' is a biographical poem. Therefore, some personal
biographical information is relevant for the deeper understanding of the poem
we have read. Go to www.encarta.com and complete the following worksheet
about Robert Frost.
a) What "momentous decision" was made by Frost in 1912?
b) How old was he when took that decision?
c) Why was it so difficult to take that decision? Think and give more than one reason.
d) Was the "road" taken by Frost an easy one "to travel"?
e) Do you think he wrote "The Road Not Taken" before sailing from the USA to
England or after? Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your
answer?
f) Do you think Frost finally became popular in America as a poet?


On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct choice.

The title 'Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth' expresses __________.


Answer the following question briefly.

Juliette says "................... now I have only one thought that is to get the wretched place
off my hands. I would sacrifice it at any price", Does she stick to her words? Why / Why
not?


Select words from the above box to describe the characters in the play as
revealed by the following lines from the play.

 

  Lines from the play Speaker Quality revealed
1. “You told him she was feeling poorly, did you ? And so my brother is to be kept out of bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly. ”    
2. …..  “take my comforter, it will keep you warm. ”    
3. “If people lie to me they are poorer, not I. ”    
4. “You are like a child. I can’t trust you out of my sight. No sooner my back is turned than you get that minx Marie to sell the silver salt cellars. ”    
5. “My dear there is so much suffering in the world, and I can do so very little. ”    
6. “My mother gave them to me on—on her death bed just after you were born, and…. and she asked me to keep them in remembrance of her, so I would like to keep them. ”    
7. “I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff. ”    
8. “You have your soul to lose, my son.”    
9. “Give me food or I’ll stick my knife in you both and help myself. ”    
10. “…they have made me what I am, they have made me a thief. God curse them all. ”    
11. “Why the devil are you kind to me? What do you want? ”    
12. “I—I—didn’t believe there was any good in the world… but somehow I—I—know you’re good, and —and it’s a queer thing to ask, but could you, would you bless me before I go? ”    

In pairs, match A and B to produce likely phrases.

A B
A(n)

 

Some

A pair of

A piece of

horse
equipment
oil
trousers
chicken
furniture
scissors
snow
people
information
goods
air
glasses
water
work
medicine
clothing
fact
binoculars
news
glass

There is sometimes more than one sensible combination as in the example.


Work in pairs and recognise how many words belong to each set. Complete the sentences as in the example. Use words only from the box above:

  1. Chemical elements?
    Mercury, iron, ammonia__________ of___________ are chemical elements.
  2. Countries in South America?
    Brazil, Syria, Sumatra One____________ is a country in South America.
  3. Rivers?
    Hwang Ho, Mekong ____________ them are rivers.
  4. Languages?
    Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Holland____________are languages.
  5. Capital cities?
    Pokhara, Mandalay, New York, Melbourne___________of ____________a capital.
  6. Grow on trees?
    Pineapple, tomato_______________ of them grows on trees.
  7. Religions?
    Taoism, Democracy, Communism ____________of ____________ is a religion.
  8. Units of currency?
    rupee, kyat, yen, dollar, baht, rupiah ____________are units of currency.

Fill in the empty bubbles in Column C with reports of what was said in Column A, as in the box given above.


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