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Unlocking modal magic a 10 question linguistic labyrinth

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1. I ____ finish the project by tomorrow.

'Should' expresses advice or obligation.. 'Can' expresses ability.. 'Must' expresses strong obligation.

2. Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to express permission?

'May' expresses polite permission.. The other options are grammatically incorrect.

3. She ____ drive a car; she's only 15.

'Cannot' expresses lack of ability.. 'May' expresses possibility or permission.. 'Must not' expresses prohibition.

4. You ____ forget your passport.

'Mustn't' expresses strong prohibition.. 'Couldn't' expresses past inability.. 'Shouldn't' expresses weak prohibition or advice against something.

5. Which sentence correctly expresses a possibility?

'Might' expresses a possibility.. Other modals express different meanings.

6. He ____ come to the party; he's very busy.

'Might' expresses a less certain possibility.. 'May' expresses a more certain possibility.. 'Must' expresses strong obligation or certainty.

7. We ____ go to the beach tomorrow; it depends on the weather.

'Might' expresses a possibility depending on circumstances.. 'Must' expresses strong obligation.. 'Should' expresses advice or expectation.

8. Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to express ability in the past?

'Could' expresses past ability.. Other modals are not used to express past ability.

9. They ____ have finished their work by now.

'Should' expresses logical expectation.. 'Might' expresses possibility.. 'Must' expresses strong obligation or certainty.

10. I ____ go to the doctor; I feel unwell.

'Should' expresses advice.. 'Can' expresses ability.. 'Might' expresses possibility.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English