Modal verbs
Double Jeopardy
People ____ allowed to kill animals for pleasure. (shouldn't been / shouldn't be)
shouldn't be
I can't stand (being forced / to be forcing) to watch commercials.
being forced
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The birthrate is getting low and lower.
No
The birthrate is getting lower and lower.
Brazilian / The / coffee / delicious / black
The delicious black Brazilian coffee
others / is / Someone / trusting / is / who / of / too / gullible.
Someone who is too trusting of others is gullible.
He has been working for more than 11 hours. He ______ tired after such hard work. (should have been / must be)
must be
She hates ________ (not be) told the truth.
not being
not to be
Correct: It’s lesser and lesser possible to raise birthrates in modern societies.
It’s less and less possible to raise birthrates in modern societies.
blue / cotton / a / It / was / green / shirt / and
It was a blue and green cotton shirt.
to / disappointed / was / told / I / truth. / be / the
I was disappointed to be told the truth.
I _______ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. (might / could)
could
I enjoy (not being treated /not to be treat) like a child.
not being treated
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Less and less people are having children before they are thirty.
No
Fewer and fewer people are having children before they are thirty.
lost / white / My / friend / black / and / watch / red, / a
My friend lost a red, black and white watch.
Double Jeopardy
on / The / come / kids / director / to / told / had / class / us / time. / to / our
The director told us our kids had to come to class on time.
The teacher said we ________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. (can / must)
can
Double jeopardy
They were angry _______ (to be / not to be) told about the meeting.
not to be
Double jeopardy
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The more education women get, later they marry.
No
The more education women get, the later they marry.
Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
3. We took a ride on an old blue Chinese bus.
but / really / it. / I / it's / possible, / I / can't / believe / suppose
I suppose it's possible, but I really can't believe it.
You _______ leave small objects lying around. It's dangerous. (shouldn't / should)
shouldn't
I expect (to be informed / being informed) about any new development.
to be informed
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The less children studied, the more slowly they learned.
Yes
The less children studied, the more slowly they learned.
We went for a two-week cruise on an __________________________ ocean liner.
1. incredible brand-new huge Italian
2. incredible huge brand-new Italian
3. Italian incredible brand-new huge
2. incredible huge brand-new Italian
irresponsability / today. / is / It / there / more / among / lot / kids / seems / a
It seems there is a lot more irresponsability among kids today.