Question

fill in the modals:
1 You are late,you --------- hurry.
2 The little boy --------speak very well.
3 We didn't have a car before. now that we have a car ,we------ drive to many places.
4 '' ------- I have a piece of cake please ? '' I asked.
5 You --------- keep the scissor away from the body.
6 You ------- go home if you have completed your work.

Answer 1

The blanks can be filled with modals as follows:

1) You are late, you should hurry.

2) The little boy can't speak very well.

3) We didn't have a car before. now that we have a car ,we can drive to many places.

4) 'Can I have a piece of cake please ?' I asked.

5) You should keep the scissor away from the body.

6) You can go home if you have completed your work.

What are modals?

• In the English language, modals can easily be described as words which represent a permission, request, capacity or an advice.
• Examples include could, couldn't, should, shouldn't

Answer 2

Answer:

According to the given question the modals are mentioned below in the blanks.

1 You are late, you should hurry.

• Modal 'should' is used to express obligation.

2 The little boy can't speak very well.

• We can also write - The little boy can speak very well.

3 We didn't have a car before. now that we have a car, we can drive to many places.

• Here 'can' has been used to express ability.

4 '' Can I have a piece of cake please ? '' I asked.

• Again 'can' has been used to take permission or to make request.

5 You should keep the scissor away from the body.

• Here 'should' is expressing suggestion.

6 You can go home if you have completed your work.

• 'Can' is also used to express possibility or condition.