Question

6 )Choose the correct modal verb for each of these sentences: [Answer any 10] (10 marks)

i)-------------you go already? You only arrived an hour ago!

a)must                                 b)should                        c)can                    d)could

ii)The company----------------go bankrupt if they don’t find a lot of money quickly.

a)should                              b)shouldn’t                   c)may                  d)might

iii)I think that sign means we--------------enter the building. Look, there’s a security guard too.

a)won’t                              b)can’t                              c)could’nt                          d)would’nt

iv)I-----------------working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.

a)have been                     b)had been                       c)shall be                           d)am

v)He----------in the states but he still does not have a command over the English language.

a)have been living           b)has been living                c)have lived                d)living

vi)He----------daily for a year now.

a)excercises                                                                    b)was excercising           

 c)has been excercising                                                 c)have been exercising

vii)According to the prevailing rate ,two dozen ------------- rupees one hundred

a)Costs                                                                              b)cost

c )costing                                                                          d) costed

viii)Neither of the painting -------------sold

a) have been                                                                      b)were

c)was                                                                                   d)are

ix) Unfortunately  I have ---------talent for music although I have always wanted to be a famous singer

a)a few                                                                                 b)little

c)plenty                                                                                d) few

x)There were --------- people at the meeting earlier but most of these left easily so there aren’t many left now

a)several                                                                              b)little

c)much                                                                                 d) a little

xi)----------coat will do, It doesn’t need to be raincoat

a)any                                                                                     b)few

c) little                                                                                  d)some

xii) ----------drawing is different

a)very few                                                                             b)each one of thee

c)every                                                                                   d)all of













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Answer 1

Answer:

i) could

ii)might

iii)can't

iv)have been

v) has been living

vi) has been exercising

vii)costs

viii)was

ix) little

x) much

xi) Any

xii)every

Explanation:

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