Ability OR Conditional
Permission
Possibility
Prohibition OR Expectation
Advice OR Obligation
100

Modal that is used to express ability in the present and future

can

100

Modals that are used to ask permission or make a polite request.

can, may, could, would

100

Modals that are used to express possibility or probability.

may, might, could, must

100
Modals that are used to express expectation.

should, ought to

100

Modal that is used to express obligation

must

200

Non-modal that is used to express ability

To be able to

200

Considered the correct form amongst prescriptive grammarians

may

200

Modals that express the least amount of certainty

may, might, could

200

Only semi-modal in English

ought to

200

Semi-modal used to offer advice

ought to

300

Modal that is used in the conditional

Would

300

Modal that can be used for permission and is considered the most polite

may

300

Modal that is used to express possibility and expresses the greatest amount of certainty

must

300

Modal that can be used to express prohibition

must not

300

Must can be used to reference obligation in the past, true or false?

False

400

Fill in the blank: You __ tell the truth. 

could, can

400

Fill in the blank: ____ you pass me the salt?

can, could, would, may

400

Fill in the blank: _______ I go to the washroom? (multiple correct answers)

can, may, could

400

Fill in the blank: You ___ ___ tell her what I told you. (prohibition)

must not

400

Fill in the blank: He __ talk to her about it. (pure modal)

should

500

give a sentence about ability modal verb

(there must be can)

500

give a sentence about permission modals verbs

anything (can, could, would, will, may, might)

500

give a sentence about possibility modal verbs

using may

500

give a sentence about probability modal verbs

using must

500

give a sentence about advice modal verbs

using should

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