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Modal Verbs

Chapter 7 Modal verbs Entry Test

Unit 2

1. Correct any errors inserting either can/could or to be able to where necessary.

  1. I read when I was four years old, but I not write very well.

  2. His writing was so bad that I not read his letter at first, but with an effort I make out what he said.

  3. We not afford to pay for our journey across Africa, but we make it in the end because the bicycle firm lend us the money.

  4. When he arrived in Africa, no one tell Stanley if Livingstone was alive or dead, but after a long journey, we find him.

2. Rewrite the following sentences so that each sentence contains the modal verb can.

  1. It’s hardly possible that he was puzzled by such a simple question.

  2. I doubt that she was making notes of what he said.

  3. It’s hardly possible that he feels more dead than alive.

  4. It’s impossible that she is keeping to a milk diet.

  5. I doubt that he has been cured of pneumonia so quickly.

  6. Where is Silvia hiding? – I’m looking for her everywhere!

Unit 3

3. Complete these sentences with modal verbs to express possibility or uncertainty.

  1. Where are you going for your holidays? – I haven’t finally decided but I...

  2. What sort of car are you going to buy? – I’m not sure yet but I ...

  3. I can’t find Monica anywhere. I wonder where she is. – She ...

  4. Why didn’t Tom answer the doorbell? – I’m sure he was in the house at the time. He ...

  5. Is Jack in his office? – I’m not sure. He...

  6. Look! Sue’s going out. – I wonder where she is going. – She ...

4. Respond to the following questions. Express supposition implying uncertainty.

  1. Her eyes are red. What’s the matter? (to cry)

  2. Why is Ann absent? (to be interviewed)

  3. He looks sick and tired. What’s the matter? (to catch a cold)

  4. Where is the nurse? (to give injections to the patients)

5. Insert may/might or can/could or to be able to.

  1. I think, when I’m twenty-five, then I ... get control of money.

  2. I wonder if I ... ask your advice.

  3. It ... never be forgotten!

  4. I wish he ... have a pony of his own.

  5. If a letter comes for me ... you please forward it to this address.

  6. I ... help laughing.

  7. The police were suspicious at first but I ... convince them that we were innocent.

  8. The swimmer was very tired but he ... reach the shore before he collapsed.

  9. I don’t think I ... drive you to the airport.

Unit 4

6. Make the following sentences negative.

  1. She must have been quite conscious of having made a mistake.

  2. The telegram must have certainly come in time.

  3. She must have been very careful. She didn’t spill a drop of milk.

  4. They must have given us the correct information about the road.

  5. The students have passed the tests. They must have understood the rules.

  6. The dog must have recognised his master. It didn’t bark as we approached the house.

  7. He must have been very experienced in sailing navigation.

7. Rewrite the following sentences using a modal verb to express strong supposition.

  1. Evidently, the doctor is still examining the patient.

  2. Surely, she is preparing her report now.

  3. I will not bother you any longer; no doubt, you are tired of my talking.

  4. Probably, Nancy has been given her impressions of England for an hour already.

  5. Evidently, they have been treating him for pneumonia for a month.

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