Exercise-3
Fill in the blanks using suitable modals
1.Rahul: You (a) ………… always read in the proper light. Inadequate light (b) ……….. weaken your eyesight.
Ramesh: My eyesight is six by six. I (c) ……….. also read distant words and sentences.
Rahul: (d) ………… you read this book from here?
 Ramesh: Sorry, this distance is quite far off. It appears that I (e)………….. commit some mistake.
Rahul: Then how (f)………….. you say that your eyesight is six by six.                       Â
2. Patient: Sir, (a) …………. I know why I (b)………… get medicines from this particular shop.
Doctor: This is the only shop which (c) ………….. guarantee good medicines. Other chemists (d) …………not supply good medicines.
Doctor: (e) …………..You provide me with the list of medicines I have to buy?
Doctor: There is no problem. I (f) ………….. give the list of medicines right now.                         Â
Answers:-1
 1.(a)must, (b)may, (c)can, (d)can, (e)might, (f)can.
2. (a)may, (b)must, (c)will, (d)can, (e)can, (f)will.
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Exercise-4
Fill in the blanks using suitable modals:-
1.Postmaster: (a)…………..you go and deliver this post just now?
Postman: I (b) …………only deliver it, sir, if I get somebody’s bicycle today.
Postmaster: You (c) ………..take my bicycle.
Postman: Thank you, sir.
Postmaster: You (d) ………….immediately go with the post and return soon since there is urgent work to do.
 Postman: This post contains more than 20 letters and five parcels, Sir. So it (e) ………. take more than an hour in distribution.
Postmaster: But try to be quick. This work is urgent. I (f)  ………. not wait.Â
2. Housewife: You (a) ………… not take more than two days off in a month if you want to work here.
Maidservant: Sorry madam (b) …………you please give me my salary for 15 days for which I have worked?
 Housewife: You (c) …………have it on first of the next month.
 Maidservant: So (d) ……….. I go now?
 Housewife: You (e)…………  if you wish but I have told you my condition.
Maidservant: Sorry madam, under this condition I not (f) …………..work.                                  Â
Answers:-
1.(a)can, (b)can, (c)may, (d)must, (e)will, (f)can.
2. (a)can, (b)will, (c) can, (d) should, (e) can,(f) can.
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