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Question
Do as directed.
You should wear your uniform. (Show ability)
Solution
You can/could wear your uniform.
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Use appropriate modal auxiliary.
(i) It is advisable for you to keep your surroundings clean.
(ii) It is necessary for all of us to avoid unhygienic food.
Insert the appropriate Modal Auxiliary as directed.
(a) You ____ to improve your handwriting (necessity).
(b) There ______ be about fifty chocolates
in that box. (possibility)
(ii) This state of Maharashtra will work for the betterment of the common people of Maharashtra.
(Rewrite it using modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
From the table below, make as many correct sentences as you can using would and/or used to, as appropriate. (Hint: First decide whether the words in italics show an action, or a state or situation, in the past.) Then add two or three sentences of your own to it.
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Emperor Akbar |
would used to |
be found of musical evenings. |
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Every evening we |
take long walks on the beach |
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Fifty years ago, very few people |
own cars. |
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Till the 1980s, Shanghai |
have very dirty streets. |
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My uncle |
spend his holidays by the sea. |
I must tell the truth.
(Pick out the modal auxiliary verb and state its function)
Do as directed.
Lata will sing tonight. (Make it less certain)
Do as directed.
I can do it. (Make a sentence seeking permission)
Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.
Take an umbrella. It _______ rain later.
Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.
I am going to the library. I _______ find my friend there.
Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I had a very simple upbringing. __
Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I was immensely impressed.___
Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I had learnt from my childhood that money did not mean everything in life.___
Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
He was a convent educated guy.___
Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I had to achieve a lot in life.___
Expand the following into their full form.
that’s ___________.
Expand the following into their full form.
didn’t ____________.
Expand the following into their full form.
here’s ______________.
Expand the following into their full form.
I’ve ___________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
You have __________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
I would _________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
It is _________________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
You are ___________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
He will _____________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
will not __________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
shall not ____________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
are not ___________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
must not ___________.
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Lack of rain could cause draught.
Study the different uses of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Instead of playing computer games you could play real games with friends.
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Could I use your computer for surfing net?
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
We could go on an excursion, if we didn’t have exam.
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Have you cut off your hair?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Isn’t it a dandy?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Does it make difference?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Are you fooling me?
Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function:
- He would borrow one week, lend the next.
- I knew, I could not afford caviar.
Use the correct modal auxiliary with the help of the clue given in bracket and fill in the blank.
My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ______ still read and write without glasses. (Ability)
Use the correct modal auxiliary with the help of the clue given in bracket and fill in the blank.
You _______ not lose any more weight. You are already slim. (Necessity)
We can accept our life gracefully.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')
______ we afford to neglect children? Think Twice!!
Neeraj Chopra may not participate in the world championship due to ankle injury.
(Choose the correct option from the following sentences which uses a more definite modal auxiliary.)
