Modals
Employees ______ observe company policy and ______ turn in reports promptly.
Must, must
Obligation in both cases.
______ employee has to finish ______ training modules.
👉 Answer: Every, their
✔ Singular + gender-neutral.
She said: "I have been working on this project for two weeks."
A. She said that she has been working on that project for two weeks.
B. She said that she had been working on that project for two weeks.
C. She said that she was working on this project for two weeks.
D. She said that she had worked on that project for two weeks.
She said that she had been working on that project for two weeks.
By next year, she ______ have finished and ______ applying.
👉 Answer: Will, will be
✔ Future perfect + continuous.
She ______ finish the report; she ______ been warned.
👉 Answer: Must, has
✔ Obligation.
You ______ express ideas clearly, and you ______ interrupt others.
👉 Answer: Should, must not
✔ Advice + prohibition.
______ of the proposals were incomplete, and ______ needed modification.
👉 Answer: Many, they
✔ Countable plural.
She said: "Will you be attending the meeting tomorrow?"
A. She asked if I will be attending the meeting the next day.
B. She asked if I would be attending the meeting the next day.
C. She asked whether I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
D. She asked whether would I be attending the meeting the next day.
She asked if I would be attending the meeting the next day.
______ students showed interest, but only ______ completed.
👉 Answer: Many, few
✔ Contrast.
You ______ wear a helmet; it ______ essential.
👉 Answer: Should, is
✔ Advice.
Next year the organization ______ operate on a larger scale, and it ______ make profits.
👉 Answer: Might, could
✔ Possibility.
______ of the information was unclear; ______ employees asked for details.
👉 Answer: Much, several
✔ Uncountable + countable.
The manager said, "Don't submit the report without reviewing it."
A. The manager said not to submit the report without reviewing it.
B. The manager told not to submit the report without reviewing it.
C. The manager told us not to submit the report without reviewing it.
D. The manager said that do not submit the report without reviewing it.
The manager told us not to submit the report without reviewing it.
The teacher said, “Submit your work on time.”
A. The teacher told to submit work on time.
B. The teacher said that submit your work on time.
C. The teacher told us to submit our work on time.
D. The teacher asked submit work on time.
C. The teacher told us to submit our work on time.
infinitive.
You ______ not speak loudly; it ______ disturb others.
👉 Answer: Must, can
✔ Rule + possibility.
He ______ be at home; the lights are off and the door ______ locked.
👉 Answer: Can’t, is
✔ Logical deduction.
There is ______ water left in the bottle.
👉 Answer: Little
✔ Uncountable noun.
She said: "If I knew of the problem, I would tell you sooner."
A. She said that if she knows of the problem she will tell me sooner.
B. She said that if she had known of the problem she would have told me sooner.
C. She said that if she has known of the problem she would have told me sooner.
D. She said if she had known of the problem she will have told me sooner.
She said that if she had known of the problem she would have told me sooner.
He said, “I can solve this problem.”
A. He said that he can solve that problem. B. He said that he could solve that problem.
C. He said he could solve this problem.
D. He said that he solve that problem.
He said that he could solve that problem.
She adopted ______ European child.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
👉 Answer: A
✔ “European” starts with consonant sound (y).
You ______ have informed me earlier; I ______ have helped you.
👉 Answer: Should, could
✔ Regret.
She has ______ knowledge of coding.
👉 Answer: Enough
✔ Sufficiency.
She said, “Please help me with this assignment.”
A. She said to help me with the assignment.
B. She requested me to help her with that assignment.
C. She told me help her with that assignment.
D. She said that please help her.
She requested me to help her with that assignment.
Polite request → requested.
She said, “Let’s go for a walk.”
A. She suggested going for a walk. B. She said to go for a walk.
C. She told let us go for a walk. D. She asked to go for a walk.
She suggested going for a walk.
Suggestion form.
______ of the two options is suitable.
A. Both B. All C. Either D. Many
👉 Answer: Either
✔ Choice between two.