Question

(d) Fill in the blanks with modal verbs :


(xiii) He has sent the message that he
...... be late. (possibility)

(xiv) It is raining. I ...... take my

raincoat. (compulsion)


(xv) You ...... leave the office early
today. (permission)


(xvi) The Government has declared that
any enemy plane see flying over
the land ...... be shot down.

(threat)​

Answer 1

Answer:

xiii)may

xiv)must

xv) can

xvi)should

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Might is the correct answer. The sentence would be He has sent the message that he might be late.

- In the above sentence, we have been instructed to fill the modal verb that shows possibility. There are modal verbs like may and might which shows possibility. Keeping other factors in mind, might is the correct answer.

2. Must is the right answer. The sentence would be It is raining. I must take my raincoat.

- In the given sentence, we have been instructed to fill the modal verb which shows compulsion. Must is the one. Hence, Must is the right answer.

3. Can is the correct answer. The sentence would be You can leave the office early today.

- In the given sentence, we have been instructed to fill a modal verb that signifies permission. Hence, Can is the right answer.

4. Must is the correct answer. The statement would be The Government has declared that any enemy plane see flying over land must be shot down.

- In the given statement, the modal verb used must signifies threat. That is why we used Must as confirming damage in a warning is a threat.