Question

(A) Fill in the blanks with modal auxiliaries appropriate to the meaning given in the brackets.
1. ............ you open the window, please? (very polite request)
2. .......... you need any help, please call 109. (need or condition)
3. He ............. speak Sanskrit very fluently. (ability)
4. You ......... report for duty tomorrow. (command)
5. If I were a cosmonaut, I ....... travel to Mars. (unreal condition)
6. He thought I ........ not like the
song. (less possibility)
7. The servant .... obey
the master. (compulsion / necessity/duty)
8. Everyone...........die sooner or
later. (necessity/certainty)
9. She .... definitely get good
marks. (strong possibility)
10. Petrol prices have gone up again. I...... start travelling by the Metro. (necessity)
11. I........ help you. (intention /offer)
12. What ........... you like to have
tea or coffee? (polite enquiry/offer)
13. You seem to be very tired.
............ I make some tea for you? (polite enquiry / offer)
14. I'm perfectly fine. You ....... worry about me. (absence of necessity)
15. I ........ tell my mother the
truth. (I don't have courage)
16. He is a very influential politician. The police ...........
touch him. (The police does not have the courage)​

Answer 1

could, if,can,should,would,

Answer 2

COULD

IF

CAN

SHOULD

WOULD