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capacity
ability
possibility
possibility
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permission
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capacity
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permission
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possibility
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A) Now insert the modal verb according to the clues given at the end of the sentences.
1. ________________________ we go to the cinema tonight? (SUGGESTION)
2. Children ______________________________ obey their parents. (MORAL OBLIGATION)
3. __________________________ you give your phone number? (REQUEST)
4. I really think you _______________________ see a doctor. You have been ill for a whole
week! (ADVICE)
5. Be alert, that ___________________ happen again! (POSSIBILITY)
6. When my father was young, we _______________ go for a bike ride in the woods. (HABIT
IN THE PAST)
1.
_______
play
the
violin,
but
Sam
___________.
2. I ______________ sing when I was fourteen, but
now I______________.
3. My classmates were speaking too loud and I
______________ hear what the teacher said.
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3.
4.
5.
e) It must be him.
they?
Replace the underlined expression by a modal verb and make the necessary
transformations.
1. Mary was able to speak clearly when she was 18 months.
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4. Am I allowed to speak?