Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable modals.



(a) It is a hospital, You ____________ smoke.



(b) I ____________ speak Arabic when I was young.



(c) It ___________ rain later.

Answer 1

can't
can
startled
can
can't
is

Answer 2

(a) It is a hospital, You can not smoke.

(b) I could speak Arabic when I was young.

(c) It may rain later.

• Modals are a kind of verb that is used to express modality like advice, order, ability, permission, capacity, request, obligation etc.
• Some examples of modals are 'may, might, can, should' etc.
• The above sentences with correct modals can be written as follows-
• (a) It is a hospital, You can not smoke.
• (b) I could speak Arabic when I was young.
• (c) It may rain later.