Collins Grammar Unit 12 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

Using modals for obligation and ability

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Express ability: I ______ drive a car.

can

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Request and gove permission: _____ i use your car? - Yes, you ______.

Can; can

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Say that it is allowed: You ______ eat in this room.

can

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Express inability: I _________ find my keys.

can't

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Request and deny permission: ______ I use your car? No, you _______.

Can; can't

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Say it is not allowed: You ________ take my money!

can't

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Express possibility in the future: Prisons ________ become overcrowded.

may / might / could

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Express negative possibility: People _________ pay attention to the law if it is not strict enough.

mightn't / may not

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Express a recommendation: People _______ try to be kind to others.

should / ought to

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Express a negative recommendation: People __________ be horrible to others.

shouldn't

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Say it is not allowed from your point of view: He __________ take money!

mustn't

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Express a strong obligation from your point of view: He ________ go to prison!

must

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Express a strong objective obligation: People _________ follow the law.

have to

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Say that it is not necessary: You _________ pay the fine today, you can do it when you want.

don't have to

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