Mopars Modals are those helping verbs, which express the ‘mode’ or ‘manner’ of the actions indicated by the main verbs. They express modes such as ability, possibility, probability, permission, obligation, ete. ‘The most commonly used modals are shall, should, will, would, can, could, ma must, ought to, used to, need and dare. might, Modals are used to: + Ask permission—may, can, could Examples: May I come in? Could L use your pen, please? + Make a request—can, could Sample: Could you please give me the doctor’s telephone number? + Express a possibility—may, might, could Example: Te might rain during the night. Give advice or suggestion—should Example: You should wear a helmet while riding your motorbike. + Express necessity or compulsion—must, have to Examples: We must slow down while driving in front of a school. J have to submit my project by tomorrow. + Express prohibition Example: You must not talk loudly in the library. + Express a promise or intention—will, shall Example:1 will mail you my address. + Express a wish—may Example: May you have a long life! © A modal does not change according to the number or person of the subject Examples: He can learn, I can learn. ‘You can learn.‘They can learn, We ean learn, © A modal is abvays used with a verb in its basic form. The modal takes the tense while the main verb remains in its dictionary form, Examples: I gan run, 1 may run, 1 could run T might run. © Modals can be used alone in response to 2 question. Examples. Can you sing? Tean, Will you sing? Will you come? I may./I.will © Modals, when joined with ‘not’to form a negative, can be contracted. Examples: I cannot run. 1 ean’e run, Ido nor run, 1 don’t tun, L will nor run, I won't run,1. WorksHeer 8 Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by using appropriate modals. a) ___you please tell me the direction to the hotel? b) You pay in cash. They do not accept credit cards. ot come home from the office today. ’ Thelp you? ©) You clean your room. We keep the lights and fans switched off when they are not in use. ® We improve the existing education system. hy you have a wonderful day! pd g0 to sce the movie. The reviews are good. pu definitely be at the airport to receive you. k) She ‘take het meals regularly. D You reach home before eleven, she said. m) wwe go for a wall? 1m) The soldiers in the Army wear a uniform. 0) There is one more point I refer to, p) You have worked hard. You pass. 4) Itis very cloudy. It rain, ) You be properly dressed when you come to office. 9 you like to come to the party tomorrow? 9) People not tel lies. Fill in the blanks with the correct modals given in the brackets. God is great and we (a) (should/would) be grateful to him. We (b) (might/should) do our duty and leave the reward in the hands ofGod. Ultimately, God (6) (might/will) help us. We (4) (might/should/may) leave everything to God. IIT, There is a missing word in each line of the following passage. Mark the place of the missing word with a ‘/? and write the correct word. Write the word before and after the word in your answer sheet. People /not ask a writer why he writes his 2) People need not. biography. They know that every life b) be interesting if properly presented. 3 Moreover, we learn many things if 4) ‘we want to from a great life. It not be © necessarily the life of a great leader that inspire us. ) IV. There is an error in each line of the passage that follows, Write the incorrect and correct word in your answer sheet. Plastic bags are not be used because a) are should they should cause much pollution. b) ‘They need never disintegeate with ° time. They should block the sewerage. a) Itneed to melted and reprocessed © but that might make it even more ) harmful. Even if buried they ean 2 never be destroyed. They should be h) useful today but they would be ) very harmful for the coming generations. i V. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.Write the incorrect word and the correct word in the answer sheet. ‘The label can be removed before cooking, a) ‘Then the cookware could be rinsed in ») ‘warm soapy water. It is advisable to keep 9 10 low heat. The cookware would never % be used on high heat. Very high © temperatures would cause sticking. ‘The )handles used to also loosen. However, 2 one should not worry about the hy maintenance as itis quite easy. The vessel i might be cleaned with liquid detergent. i One cannot use sharp detergent for cleaning, —k) |. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals from the ones given in the box below. should might can could have to must a) Rita's fight from Morocco took more than 11 hours. She be exhausted after such a long fight. She prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest b) If you want to get a better feeling for how Raniganj is laid out, you. walk down town and explore the riverside. © You research the route a little more before you set sail @) When you have a small child in the house, you leave small objects lying around. ©) Anvesha: you hold your breath for more than a minute? Bunty: No, I can’t. ) _Jasprit’s engagement ring is enormous! It have cost a fortune, Please make sure to feed the fish while T am gone. If they don’t get enough food, they di hd speak Assamese fluently when I was a child. i) The teacher said we read the book if we needed extra credit. ) The spatula be in this cupboard but it’s not here.