it is past midnight , they ..........be sleeping . use appropriate modals
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Answer:
The correct modal to be placed in the blank is 'must'.
It is past midnight, they must be sleeping.
Explanation:
The modal verb- 'must' is used when one wants to state that it is necessary or important for something to happen in the present or near future.
Models are used to indicate different degrees of certainty. If it is known that something is true in the present, morals are not required.
In other cases, depending on the certainty and possibility of a given situation, modals are used.
Answer:
it is past midnight , they .....must.....be sleeping
Modal is an auxiliary verb or helping verb which lays emphasis on something. It also showcases various possibilities of an event. These are used in combination of auxiliary verbs and preposition.
Examples of modal verbs : could, would, must , might, mat, shall, should, etc.