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  • Question 1
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    Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below:
    Last year, there ___ be a restaurant here.

    Solution
    The correct option is B. 'Used to' is used for something that happened but doesn't happen anymore. Here the sentence speaks about the past tense. Thus option B is correct. Rest of the options are not used for those actions which happened in past and doesn't happen anymore. 
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below:
    You ___ pay your taxes.
    Solution
    The correct option is D. 'Ought to' is used to give advice. 'Can' is used to express ability/lack of ability. 'May' is used for polite request and 'Might' is used to express possibility/negative possibility. Thus options A, B and C are wrong. 
  • Question 3
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    Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below:
    One ___ not touch a live wire.
    Solution
    The correct option is B. 'Must' is used for those actions which are prohibited or forbidden. 'Will or would' is used for polite request or statement. 'Can' is used for ability/lack of ability. Thus 'must' is the correct answer.
  • Question 4
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    Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below
    A driver ___ follow the rules of the road.
    Solution
    The correct option is D. 'Must' is used for necessity or requirement compulsion. Options A, B and C are not correct since they are not used for necessary actions. 
  • Question 5
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    Correct the underlined modal verb if required:
    It's been a cloudy morning. It can rain today.
    Solution
    Modal verbs are used to form certain moods or conceptions of the mind, in a sentence, like a possibility, obligation, ability and so on. In the given sentence, the modal verb 'can' indicates possibility. 'Can' indicates theoretical possibility, which means 'something that may happen but is unlikely to', whereas 'may' refers to a factual possibility, 'something that may happen due to a fact', that fact being that "It's been a cloudy morning". Hence 'can' is incorrect here and 'may' is the correct modal verb; option A is wrong, C is right. 'Might' is usually used as the past tense of 'may' in indirect speech, but here the sentence is in direct speech. Hence option B is incorrect. Similarly, 'could' is used as the past tense of 'can' in indirect speech. The sentence neither refers to a theoretical possibility nor is it in indirect speech, hence option D is incorrect.
  • Question 6
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    Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below:
    ____ you lend me your dictionary, please?
    Solution
    The correct option is C. 'Will' is used for polite request. 'Shall' is used for polite suggestion. 'Dare' is used for challenge. 'May' is used for formal permission. Thus options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 7
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    Identify the modal verb in the sentence:
    She shall bring the dessert soon.
    Solution
    Modal verbs determine the mood of a sentence, by expressing an obligation, necessity, possibility, and so on. In the given sentence, 'shall' is a modal verb, as it expresses a promise, hence option B is correct. 'She' is a pronoun that refers to a person, it does not express any mood of the sentence, hence option A is incorrect. 'The' is an article that modifies the noun it follows, 'dessert'; it's not a modal verb, hence option C is incorrect. 'Dessert' is a noun that refers to a confectionery course including a sweet food item, it's not a modal verb hence option D is incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Identify the modal verb in the sentence:
    One must stay quiet when their elders speak.
    Solution
    Modal verbs are used to form certain moods or conceptions of the mind, in a sentence, like possibility, obligation, ability and so on. In the given sentence, we have to identify the modal verb. The sentence indicates the mood of obligation (the behaviour expected from the young when elders speak). "Must" is a modal verb that indicates obligation or compulsion 'you must do this', hence option B is correct. 'One' refers to a person in general, it's a pronoun. It refers to a person and does not determine the mood of the sentence, hence option A is incorrect. 'Elders' is a noun that refers to a group of people senior in age, it's not a modal verb hence option C is incorrect. 'Speak' is a verb that refers to the action of uttering words, it does not determine the mood of the sentence, hence it's not a modal and option D is incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Identify the modal verb in the sentence:
    I have written a poem.
    Solution
    Modal verbs determine the mood of the sentence, like an obligation, permission and possibility. Auxiliary verbs act as helping verbs, they 'help' the main verb, by determining the tense of the sentence. The given sentence does not contain a particular mood, like permission (may) or possibility (can). From the options, 'have' is an auxiliary verb, it's not a modal, it determines the tense of the sentence (present perfect tense) and not the mood hence option B is incorrect. 'I' is a pronoun that refers to the first person, i.e., the speaker; it does not determine the mood of the sentence, hence option A is incorrect. 'Poem' is a noun that refers to a piece of writing of the genre 'poetry', it does not determine the mood of the sentence, hence option C is incorrect. Since the sentence does not contain a modal verb, option D is correct.
  • Question 10
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    Identify the modal verb in the sentence:
    Could you please pass the salt?
    Solution
    Modal verbs determine the mood of the sentence, like obligation, permission, possibility, necessity and so on. In the given sentence, "could" is used to indicate a polite request made by the speaker, if the listener could pass the salt. Hence it's a modal verb and option A is correct. "You" is a pronoun that refers to the listener, it does not determine the mood of the sentence. "Pass" is a verb that refers the action of transferring something, the salt here. "Salt" is a noun and refers to a condiment used in food. None of these determine the mood of the sentence, hence they're not modal verbs and options B, C and D are incorrect.
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