modal verbs
Our family business is doing really well - and
long may / might it continue to do so!
may
Never riding / Never ridden /Never having ridden a
horse before, I was concerned that I might fall off.
Never having ridden
allowing light to pass through
translucent / transparent
wo motorists needed medical ___ following the accident. treat
treatment
I was hungry in the middle of the night, so l into ___
the kitchen to make a sandwich.
crept
You'd better answer your phone. It can / could
be the hospital.
could
Treating / Treated / Having been treated with care,
this carpet should last for years.
Treated
prediction, for example, of sales or the weather
forecast
Disputes between neighbours can cause a great deal
of ____ . unpleasant
unpleasantness
We took a wrong turning and had to ___ nearly
20 km over some very muddy ground to get back to
the car.
hike
Our flight was cancelled, but luckily, we could /
were able to get a later plane.
were able to
Making / Made / Having been made redundant,
Charlotte has decided to change careers.
Having been made
find a way round, for example, regulations and
restrictions
circumvent
The government is in favour of strict ____ of
the press. censor
censorship
I hate wearing slippers - I'd rather around the
___house in bare feet.
pad
If nobody's going to use those speakers, we could /
might as well give them away.
might
______ so many times, my favourite T-shirt has lost all its colour.
Having been washed
beyond scientific understanding
paranormal
The film has been severely criticized for its lack of
historical___ . accurate
accuracy
Those kids are always ____ around on their bikes
one day, they're going to knock somebody over.
tearing
That restaurant ___ be open today - it sometimes closes on a Monday.
may may not may not have might as well might have
may not
The fruit and vegetables ____ at a farmer's market are much fresher than anything in a supermarket.
sold
animal that eats both meat and plants
omnivore
The actor won an Oscar for her ___ of Hollywood legend, Judy Garland.
portrayal
We ___ down the high street, stopping here and
there to look in a shop window.
ambled