Question

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE MODALS:

Shopkeeper: (i)……… I help you?

Customer: Yes,(ii)…. you show me pullovers, size 40, please?

Shopkeeper: All right, Sir, I (iii)…….show you several designs
with different shades/colours.

Customer: That (iv)… be the one Shishir told me about. (v)……
you please tell me its price?

Shopkeeper: It costs only Rs.800

Customer: Ok. I (vi)…… take two of them.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. May
2. Can
3. Will
4. Could
5. Will

Answer 2

Modals:

• A modal verb is a verb that indicates a modality in contexts, such as a possibility, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestion, order, obligation, or advice.
• Modal verbs are always used in conjunction with the base form of another verb with semantic content.

Completed sentences with appropriate modals are as follows:

• Shopkeeper: May I help you?
• Customer: Yes, Can you show me pullovers, size 40, please?
• Shopkeeper: All right, Sir, I will show you several designs with different shades/colors.
• Customer: That should be the one Shishir told me about. Can you please tell me its price?
• Shopkeeper: It costs only Rs.800
• Customer: Ok. I will take two of them.

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