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Read the following sentences and determine the meaning the modal is expressing. Pay close attention to the context. Choose meanings from the following list.
Doctors may be close to diagnosing her bizarre sickness.
- lack of necessity
- certainty
- obligation
- possibility
- possibility
Read the following sentences and determine the meaning the modal is expressing. Pay close attention to the context. Choose meanings from the following list.
I cannot keep working at the pace that I have been.
- opinion
- impossibility
- preference
- condition
impossibility
Read the following sentences and determine the meaning the modal is expressing. Pay close attention to the context. Choose meanings from the following list.
Our continuous use of the earth's natural resources will inevitably deplete them.
- condition
- certainty
- opinion
- possibility
- certainty
Read the following sentences and determine the meaning the modal is expressing. Pay close attention to the context. Choose meanings from the following list.
People around the world must stand together against injustice.
- preference
- condition
- impossibility
- obligation
- obligation
Read the following sentences and determine the meaning the modal is expressing. Pay close attention to the context. Choose meanings from the following list.
- I'm glad that I didn't have to wake up early.
- ability in the past
- prohibition
- advice
- lack of necessity
- lack of necessity
Match each sentence with the correct explanation.
a. It describes a real possibility for the future
b. It describes an imaginary situation in the present
If I were healthier, I would be happier.
b. It describes an imaginary situation in the present
(Pg. 317)
Match each sentence with the correct explanation.
a. This sentence gives a wish about a present situation that someone wishes were different
b. This sentence gives a wish about a past situation that someone wishes had been different
I wish drugs didn't exist.
a. This sentence gives a wish about a present situation that someone wishes were different
(Pg. 331)
Match each sentence with the correct explanation.
a. It describes a real possibility for the future
b. It describes an imaginary situation in the present
If you leave your dog in the kennel all day, it'll make a mess of the house.
a. It describes a real possibility for the future
(Pg. 325)
Match each sentence with the correct explanation.
a. This sentence gives a wish about a present situation that someone wishes were different
b. This sentence gives a wish about a past situation that someone wishes had been different
I wish my parents could have retired and enjoyed life before they died.
b. This sentence gives a wish about a past situation that someone wishes had been different
(Pg. 331)
Match each sentence with the correct explanation.
a. It describes a real possibility for the future
b. It describes an imaginary situation in the present
Class sizes would be smaller if we had more teachers.
b. It describes an imaginary situation in the present
(Pg. 317)
Read the sentence that describes what a person can't do. Complete the sentence that describes a change the person would like to experience.
EX: She isn't rich - She wishes that she were rich.
My car won't last another year - I wish my car ________________.
I wish my car would last another year.
(Pg. 331)
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
If I ___________ (do) two things at once, I would be a lot more accomplished.
could do
(Pg. 317) - you can't do two things at once
Read the sentence that describes what a person can't do. Complete the sentence that describes a change the person would like to experience.
EX: She isn't rich - She wishes that she were rich.
I can't visit you this weekend - I wish that _________________.
I wish that I could visit you this weekend.
(Pg. 331)
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
If we ___________ (hurry), we will make it before the previews.
hurry
(Pg. 325) - Future real conditional
Read the sentence that describes what a person can't do. Complete the sentence that describes a change the person would like to experience.
EX: She isn't rich - She wishes that she were rich.
I am tired - I wish that ____________________.
I wish that I wasn't tired.
(Pg. 331)
Complete each sentence describing an unreal conditional in the present. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not use contractions.
If she _____ (know) where it was, she ______ (tell) us.
knew, would tell
(Pg. 317)
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Do not use contractions.
If I _____________ (know) you when we were kids, we _____________ (be) best friends.
had known , would have been
(Pg. 328) - Past unreal conditional
Rewrite the present unreal conditional as past unreal conditional.
EX: If she won a lot of money, she would buy everyone gifts. - If she had won a lot of money, she would have bought everyone gifts.
If you saw that tv show, you would like it.
If you had seen that tv show, you would have liked it.
(Pg. 328)
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Do not use contractions.
If you _______________ (help) her study, she __________ (can pass) the test.
had helped , could have passed
(Pg. 328)
Complete each sentence describing an unreal conditional in the present. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not use contractions.
If I _____________ (be) younger, I ___________ (try) sky diving.
was, would try
(Pg. 317)
Rewrite each sentence adding necessary quotation marks and other punctuation.
Ex: She said This isn't my DVD player - She said, "This isn't my DVD player."
I'd rather sleep longer I said
"I'd rather sleep longer," I said.
(Pg. 294)
Rewrite each sentence. Replace the italicized noun clause with an infinitive clause.
Ex: I don't know what I should do about Maya's driving. - I don't know what to do about Maya's driving.
- Do you know where I can find the nearest bathroom?
- Do you know where to find the nearest bathroom
(Pg. 291)
Rewrite the present unreal conditional as past unreal conditional.
EX: If she won a lot of money, she would buy everyone gifts. - If she had won a lot of money, she would have bought everyone gifts.
If we stopped ordering food on Door Dash, we would save a lot of money.
If we had stopped ordering food on Door Dash, we would have saved a lot of money.
(Pg. 328)
Complete each sentence. Use the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses.
I thought that the review game _________ (will help) my students prepare.
would help
- past modal of will
Complete each sentence. Unscramble the words in parentheses.
Scientists wonder ______________. (take / teenagers / risks / why)
(Pg. 287)