The satellite transmitters can only _____ a certain amount of information at a time. 1. transmits 2. transmit 3. transmitted 4. transmitting
Answers
The correct option is, ‘transmit’. Hence, the sentence will be written as shown below:
The satellite transmitters can only transmit a certain amount of information at a time.
Explanation
‘Can’ is a modal verb. There are some other modal verbs such as could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would. These verbs are used to express possibility, permission, ability, request, offer, suggestion, wishes, etc. In Simple conjugation only bare infinitive is used with them. For example, ‘She can run fast.’ (modal+ v1).
The formation of conjugations using the modal auxiliaries can be summarized as follows:
I am using only modal ‘can’ for explanation. The same rules apply for other modals as well.
Conjugation Modal Auxiliary Verb Form Simple can bare infinitive (v1) Continuous can + be present participle (v1+ing) Perfect can + have past participle (v3) Perfect Continuous can+ have been present participle (v1+ing)
The answer is 2) transmit.
According to English grammar rules, when the noun in a sentence is in plural format, the verb must be in singular format. Similarly, when the noun is singular, the verb is plural. Here, the noun satellite transmitters is plural. Hence, the verb is transmit.
The satellite transmitters can only transmit a certain amount of information at a time.