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Exercise 12 

Q.1. Complete the following dialogue using suitable modals:
Father : (a) ________  you go to the post-office just now and send these letters by registered post.
Son: There (b) ________  be a rush at this hour. Moreover, I (c) ________  not go to the post office on foot.
Father: But, why (d) ________  you go on foot? What happened to your scooter?
Son: It has no .petrol. I (e) ________    not get it filled because there was a strike at the petrol station.
Father: O.K., You (f) ________ use my scooter, but you (g) ________  post the letters today. They are very urgent. We (h) ________ suffer a loss if they were delayed.

(a) Could
(b) might
(c) can
(d) should
(e) could
(f) can
(g) must
(h) could/might.

Q.1. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable modals:
If we sit in an incorrect posture, it (a)  ________ strain our back. As far as possible this (b)  ________    be avoided. If the posture becomes a part of the habit, a low back pain invariably develops. It (c)  ________ cured if we become conscious of our posture. We (d)  ________   also take time out to perform a few exercises. If the exercises are done regularly the backache (e)  ________  certainly be cured. It (f)  ________  also improve blood circulation within the spine.

(a) will
(b) should
(c) can
(d) should
(e) can /will
(f) can / will.

Exercise 14

Q.1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals:
(a) I (i) ________ smell something burning in the kitchen,  (ii) ________  you? It (iii) ________ be the pudding in the oven. (b) Your essay is full of mistakes. You (iv) ________  to be more careful. You (v)  ________  do much better if you tried harder. (c)  She (vi) ________  to play tennis before her marriage.

(a) (i) can (ii) can’t (iii) may /must
(b) (iv) ought (v) could I would
(c) (vi) used.

Q.2. Complete the following dialogue using suitable modals.
Mother: You (a) ______  take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain.
Son: Well, I don’t know. It (b) ______
Mother: O.K., then take care. You (c)  _______  lose it.

(a) needn’t
(b) might/may
(c) mustn’t/shouldn’t.