Use of be able to
Arsod Sir
Rewrite the sentence using can/could/be able to/be unable to – 01 Mark
Points to Remember
Be = am/is/are (present tense) and was/were (past tense)
Can – am/is/are able to
could – was/were able to
can not/could not (negative) – be unable to (affirmative)
Note: use am/is/are able to instead of can and Use was/were able to instead of could.
Solve the following examples
1] She could see flies crawling slowly out of a saucer of milk with their wings stuck together. (Use – Be able to)
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2] I can buy some jaggery and coconut tomorrow. (Use – Be able to)
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3] Ican imagine that lift-man, (Use – Be able to)
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4] he can have the service for asking. (Use – Be able to)
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5] The law cannot become the guardian of our private manners. (Use- Be able to)
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6] I couldn’t pay the fare. (Use- Be able to)
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7] The king is able to do nothing wrong. (Remove – Be able to)
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8] Wordsworth was able to gather lessons of wisdom. (Remove -Be able to)
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9] We cannot get them back by invoking the law. (Use- Be unable to/affirmative)
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10] He could not rest till he left it behind a couple of hundred miles. (Use- Be unable to/affirmative)
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11] Why can’t we produce good toys in India? (Use – Be unable to)
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12] How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is? (Use- Be able to)
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Solve the following online Test.
#1. He could not rest till he left it behind a couple of hundred miles. (Use- Be unable to)
#2. She was able to face the whole horror. (Remove - Be able to)
#3. The king is able to do nothing wrong. (Remove - Be able to)
#4. If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. (Remove - could)
#5. She could not be fashionable. (Use - Be able to)
#6. You can’t get out of it now. (affirmative)
#7. You can also track the condition of the goods. (Use - Be able to)
#8. I could memorize long lists of numbers. (Use be able to)
#9. Could Mabel tell her if Elmthorpe was ever let for August and September? (Use be able to)
#10. She could see little bits of her yellow dress in the round looking-glass. (Remove could)
#11. She could not wring out one drop more. (affirmative)
#12. We can become a kind of carrier pigeon. (be able to)
#13. People cannot put a name or tag to us. (Be unable to)
#14. I can remake myself for better, as well as, of course, for worse. (be able to)
#15. we are born again, and able to return at moments to a younger and a more open kind of self. (Remove be able to)
#16. If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. (be able to)
#17. He will be able to communicate well in English. (Use can)
#18. I could tell instinctively that the Leopard had moved away. (be able to)
#19. You can plan your own route according to the travel time and the transportation of goods. (be able to)
#20. We can study global warming. (Be able to)
Results
Congratulations. You have scored more than 70% marks. –Arsod Sir
Needs to pay attention to the proper use of be able to sentences. – Arsod Sir
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