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Question
Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.
Take an umbrella. It _______ rain later.
Solution
Take an umbrella. It may rain later.
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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. |
Do as directed.
Lata will sing tonight. (Make it less certain)
Do as directed.
You should wear your uniform. (Show ability)
Do as directed.
Sandeep may study to clear the examination. (Make it obligatory/compulsory)
Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.
_______ I ask you a question?
Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.
The signal has turned red. You _______ wait.
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.
They did all the work in time.__
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.
can’t ______________.
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.
I had
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.
need not __________.
Write the shortened form of the following.
ought not _____________.
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Lack of rain could cause draught.
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Abhi could perform well in his school days.
Study the different use of ‘could’. Identify what it indicate.
Could I use your computer for surfing net?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Don’t you like me?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Have you cut off your hair?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Shall I put the chops on?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Will you buy my hair?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Can you afford it?
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
Are you fooling me?
Pick out the modal auxiliary and state its function:
Could I use your computer for surfing net ?
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 afford to neglect children? Think Twice!!
