Modal Auxiliary

Test On - Modal Auxiliary

Marks - 20

1] Switch off the light when you leave the room. (Make the sentence of compulsion)
2] You drive carelessly on the highway. (Advice)
3] Will you please shut the door? (Request)
4] He used to turn towards a new voice. (Use proper modal auxiliary)
5] Your brother do not take a breakfast early in the morning. (Give your brother a suggestion)
6] People should work always sincerely to build up our nation. (Use another modal auxiliary)
7] Can I call you later? (Permission)
8] The students need to buy text book, by earning money. (Habitual action in past)
9] People park their cars in front of the gates. (Make sentence of compulsion)
10] My friend encourage always bad behavior. (Tell your friend the need of his need
11] Visit us, while you are in town. (Ability)
12] Don’t leave medicine where children can get to them. (Write as if doctor is advising you)
13] You have to go to school today. (Use another modal auxiliary)
14] Speak politely to your customers. (Habitual action)
15] You should avoid smoking here. (Another modal auxiliary)
Qu. Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function.
16] Tom will write poetry very well.
Ans: Modal auxiliary—
Function—
17] Can you lead me ten dollars ?
Ans: Modal auxiliary—
Function—
18] Could I have your number?
Ans: Modal auxiliary—
Function—
19] May I help you?
Ans: Modal auxiliary—
Function—
20] The proposal must finished on time.
Ans: Modal auxiliary—
Function—

Points to Remember

1] There are two types of Helping verbs 
a) Primary helping verbs which are used in tense like am, is, are, have, has, had, etc. 
b) Modal Auxiliary which are not used in tense like can, could, may, should etc. 
3] According to the following table different modal auxiliaries have different functions which we have to remember while using modal auxiliary as per instructions.
4] Without making any other change in the given sentence only replace the Modal Auxiliary according to the instruction.

Modal Auxiliaries

 Functions

Can

ability

Must

Obligation /Compulsion

Should

advice/ suggestion

Would

Habitual action in the past

Could

Request (?)

Will

Certainty /

(More- certain /

more-definite /

More- formal)

May

Permission(?) /

possibility,

less formal /

less definite /

less certain   

Need to

Necessity

Ought to

 duty

Might

less possibility

May not

Prohibition

   

Rewrite the sentence Using another Modal Auxiliary.

1] They need to follow the instructions. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of Compulsion)

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2] It would leave him filled and happy for the journey to his winter island. (More certain)

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3] Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. (Necessity)

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4] The luck would again run against him. (Prohibition)

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5] The nuts vendor will blow out  his lamp . (Habitual action in the past)

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6] The massive data can work wonders. (less certain)

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7] The huge the data might be useful. (More definite)

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8] Big data can be petabytes or Exabyte’s.  (compulsion)

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9] You must plan your own route. (Make the sentence of advice)

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10] They will also track the condition . (Habitual action in the past)

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Examples of imperative sentences .

Note: If the given sentence is of imperative begin the answer with You then write Modal auxiliary and the remaining sentence

11] Switch off the light when you leave the room. (Make the sentence of compulsion)

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12] Work hard to achieve success. (Make the sentence of compulsion)

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13] Yoke the bullock. (Make the sentence of ability) 

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14] Speak politely to your customers. (Habitual action in the past)

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15] Realize your responsibility. (Obligation)

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16] Understand the meaning of your education. (Necessity)

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17]  Be ashamed of yourself. (Make the sentence of Duty)

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Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function.

18] Could I have your number?

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

         Function—

19] May I help you?

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

        Function—

20] The proposal must finish on time.

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

         Function—

21] You ought to have your bike serviced before the winter.

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

        Function—

22] You should get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.

Ans: Modal auxiliary –

Function—

23] Tom will write poetry very well.

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

        Function—

 24] Can you lead me ten dollars ?

Ans: Modal auxiliary—

        Function—

Rewrite using proper form of modal auxiliary.

Use the following table while using proper modal auxiliary

Should

ought to

Must

have to/has to (need to)

Can

may

Would

used to

25] You should avoid smoking here. (Use another modal auxiliary)

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26] They must call the teacher. (Use another modal auxiliary)

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27] People may use public transport.  (Use another modal auxiliary)

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28] He used to linger in the coconut tree. (Use another modal auxiliary)

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29] But that ought to be updated regularly. (Use another modal auxiliary)

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30]  Socrates would turn to a new voice . (Use another modal auxiliary)

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Extra Examples

1] We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of Advice)
2] It would never do if we were at liberty. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of prohibition)
3] Our fists would never be idle. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of ability)
4] The law will protect me against violent retaliation. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of obligation)
5] I may be haughty. (Use another modal auxiliary)
6] The law will acquit me. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of necessity)
7] But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of habitual action in the past)
8] We need to use kitchen water for the plants. (Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function)
9] It could not sanction the use of violence against something. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of certainty )
10] The gutters of the city would run with blood all day. (Use another modal auxiliary)
11] The law does not compel me to say “Please.” (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of possibility)
12] He could have got a legal redress. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of compulsion)
13] The pain of a wound to our self-respect or our vanity may poison a whole day. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of more certain)
14] I can imagine that lift-man. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of duty)
15] We infect the world with our ill-humours. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of prohibition)
16] The law cannot become the guardian of our private manners. (Use another modal auxiliary)
17] No Decalogue could cover the vast area of offences. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of less possibility)
No Decalogue might cover the vast area of offences.
18] And the first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service. (Use another modal auxiliary)
19] He can have the service for good-feeling. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of request)
20] But where shall I send the fare? (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of ability)
21] Lesser people should take lessons in conduct from them. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of less certain)
22] We cannot get them back by invoking the law. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of habitual action in the past)
23] It is a necessary institution for the society. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of necessity)
24] Tell me something worthwhile. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of ability)
25] Take your anna back. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of prohibition)
26] Leave me today. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of request)
27] Count them. (Use another modal auxiliary to make the sentence of permission)
28] We must get those civilities back. (Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function)
29] The law can only protect us against material attack. (Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function)
30] The polite man may lose the material advantage. (Identify the modal auxiliary and write its function)
31] The massive data available with us can really work wonders.

 

#1. The polite man may lose the material advantage. (Habitual action in the past)

#2. The law will acquit me. (obligation)

#3. Legal system could not attempt to legislate against bad manners. (prohibition)

#4. We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Use another modal auxiliary)

#5. I may be as uncivil. (Use another modal auxiliary)

#6. The gutters of the city would run with blood all day. (Use another modal auxiliary)

#7. We ought to love our parents. (Use another modal auxiliary)

#8. Will you please shut the door? (Request)

#9. It might rain today. (Identify modal auxiliary and function)

#10. His products may be cheap. (Identify modal auxiliary and function)

#11. His products may be cheap. (Identify modal auxiliary and function)

#12. Teacher may not neglect their duties now a days. (Advice)

#13. I have to recount the story many times. (Habitual action in the past)

#14. He used to turn towards a new voice. (Use proper modal auxiliary)

#15. Farmers will carry cellphone. (Necessity)

#16. You should get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.

#17. You ought to have your bike serviced before the winter.

#18. The proposal must finish on time.

#19. May I help you?

#20. Could I have your number?

#21. You have to go to school today. (Use another modal auxiliary)

#22. Don’t leave medicine where children can get to them. (Write as if doctor is advising you)

#23. Can I call you later? (Permission)

#24. Drive carefully on the highway. (Make the sentence of Advice)

#25. Turn the people to the literacy mission. (ability)

#26. Take a breakfast early in the morning. (Give your brother a suggestion)

#27. The students need to buy textbook, by earning money. (Habitual action in past)

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