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MODAL VERBS: *Rephrase each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays rhe same: 1.

It is possible for him to be late. He. 2.Perhaps Ann was not informed about whwt had happened. Ann 3.It is unlikely that she believed it. She .Perhaps he is wat!hin" #$. He. %.I am &uite sure he for"ot to tell me to !ome. He. '.Probably it was already late. It (.It is impossible for her to arrive on time. She ).Perhaps *ohn is busy today. *ohn +.Is is ne!essary for us to leave at on!e. ,e.. 1-.It is possible for him to leave for Australia. He. 11.Perhaps they were ri"ht. #hey 12.Perhaps it was late. It.. 13.It is ne!essary for him to "o there. He.. 1 .It is advisable for youn" people to pra!tise sports. .oun" people.

1%.It is possible that they are playin" football now. #hey 1'.It is possible that /eor"e will not !ome this afternoon. /eor"e 1(.He is !ertainly lyin" in his bedroom. He.. 1).#hey didn0t do it. It is impossible. #hey.. 1+.,hy didn0t you tell the truth1 .ou.. 2-.It is possible to be snowin" in the mountains. It may. 21.I wouldn0t smoke so mu!h if I were you. .ou.. 22.He is so late2 I0m sure somethin" has happened to him. Somethin".. 23.I re!ommend "oin" to 3ri"hton for a week. .ou. 2 .It0s typi!al of Steve to lose his keys2 Steve would.. 2%.I suppose 4ate is &uite well off. I should.. 2'.I0m as happy as possible at the moment. I !ouldn0t 2(.If I were you I0d take up 5o""in". I think. 2).6o we have to leave so early7 8eed. 2+.9ur worryin" so mu!h was a waste of time. ,e.

3-.It0s 5ust not possible for the !at to have opened the frid"e2 #he !at 31.It would have been possible for Helen to "ive us a lift. Helen 32.It0s possible that the last person to leave didn0t lo!k the door. #he last person to leave. 33.S!hool uniform wasn0t !ompusory when I was a student. I. 3 .I0m sure you had a "ood time at the party. .ou must 3%.:u!kily it wasn0t ne!essary for *im to take the e;am a"ain. :u!kily *im. 3'.,hy didn0t you tell me you were ill7 .ou 3(.It0s not ne!essary for you to wear a uniform. .ou 3).I wouldn0t wake her up if I were you. .ou.. 3+.3y law<all rear=seat passen"ers are obli"ed to wear seat=belts. 3y law< seat=belts -.It0s possible that >ary and Helen have not heard from the bank yet. >ary and Helen. 1.It0s impossible that we stayed in the same hotel < in that !ase. ,e

?Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals, ans so that the meaning stays the same: 1.I e;pe!t this bea!h will be deserted. .. 2.#his !limb is possibly dan"erous. .. 3.Arthur is sometimes really irritatin"2 .. .How about "oin" to the theatre instead7 %.6o you want me to turn off the oven < or not7 . '.I don0t think Harry is likely to resi"n. (.I0m sure this isn0t the way to 8orwi!h. .. ).It would be all the same if we "ave up now. +.I0m sure that0s >arion. 1-.*im keeps "ivin" me presents. .. SH9@:6 A9@:6 AA8 A9@:6 SH9@:6 ,9@:6 AA80# >I/H# ,I:: ,I::

11.It makes no differen!e if we !all it off. . 12.6on0t bother lyin" to me. 13.#hat is not typi!al of Helen0s behaviour.

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1 .It would be impossible to tell Sally the truth. P9SSI3:. 1%.It wasn0t very ni!e of you not to invite me to your party. >I/H# . 1'.#hank you very mu!h for buyin" me flowers. SH9@:680# . 1(.It wouldn0t have been ri"ht to let you do A9@:680# all the work on your own. 1).I don0t believe that you have lost your keys a"ain2 .. AA80#

1+.>ary was a talented violonist at the a"e of ten. A9@:6 . 2-.Perhaps they didn0t noti!e the tyre was flat. 21.#hey es!aped possible in5ury when the !ar !rashed. . 22.#he resuls are e;pe!ted tomorrow. . 23.A visa wasn0t ne!essary after all. . >I/H# HA$B 489, 8BB6

2 .Apparently someone has borrowed the !assette player. HA$B . 2%.#he weather here is sometimes really awful2 .. AA8

2'.I e;pe!t this film will be "ood. . 2(.It0s typi!al of you to say that2 . 2)..ou are supposed to have finished by now. .

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2+.I don0t believe you have spent all the money I "ave you2 S@CB:. 3-.6o you want me to phone them ba!k7 SH9@:6

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