Modal Verbs
Which modal verb(s) is/are used to express 100% certainty?
Will
It can rain tomorrow.
Is this statement related to possibility or probability?
Possibility
What is the usage of the modal in the following sentence?
"You may go to the bathroom."
A) Obligation
B) Restriction
C) Permission
D) Suggestion
C) Permission
Is the following sentence an example of the first or second conditional? How do you know?
"If I get 100% on my math exam, my parents will buy me a PS4."
First conditional
It will rain tomorrow.
A) More than 0% but less than 100%.
B) More than 0% but less than 50%.
C) Close to 100%.
D) Close to 0%.
C) Close to 100%.
Which modal verb(s) is/are often used to express simple possibility? (No idea of probability)
Can / Could
It will rain tomorrow.
Is this statement related to possibility or probability?
Probability
What is the usage of the modal in the following sentence?
"You should study more."
A) Obligation
B) Restriction
C) Permission
D) Suggestion
D) Suggestion
Is the following sentence an example of the first or second conditional? How do you know?
"If I found a million dollars, I could buy a house."
Second conditional.
I could get an A on my exam.
A) More than 0% but less than 100%.
B) More than 0% but less than 50%.
C) Close to 50%.
D) Close to 0%.
A) More than 0% but less than 100%.
Which modal verb(s) is/are often used to give advice?
Should / Would
It must rain tomorrow.
How certain is the speaker? 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%
Less than 100%, so we'll say 75%.
What is the usage of the modal in the following sentence?
"You must try this Char Siu!"
A) Obligation
B) Restriction
C) Requirement
D) Suggestion
D) Suggestion
Is the following sentence an example of the first or second conditional? How do you know?
I would study harder if I were you.
Second conditional
Since I practice a lot, I should be able to improve at basketball.
A) More than 0% but less than 50%.
B) More than 50% but less than 100%.
C) Close to 50%.
D) Close to 0%.
B) More than 50% but less than 100%.
Which modal verb(s) is/are often used to make requests?
Can / May / Could
It might rain tomorrow.
How certain is the speaker? 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%
Speaker sounds very unsure, but still thinks its a possibility, so let's say 25% or 50%.
What is the usage of the modal in the following sentence?
"It must rain tomorrow!"
A) Preference
B) Restriction
C) Requirement
D) Prediction
D) Prediction
Finish the following example of the third conditional:
If you had studied harder, you could have __________.
...passed the exam.
If I meet a nice girl, I will ask her on a date!
A) High probability if the condition is met.
B) Certainty if the condition is met.
C) High probability if the condition is not met.
D) Certainty if the condition is not met.
B) Certainty if the condition is met.
Which modal verb(s) is/are often used to grant permission?
May / Can
Speaker 1: I will win at PUBG!
Speaker 2: No Way! You can't win because I will win!
Judging by this conversation, how probable is it that Speaker 2 will win?
a) Possible but not probable.
b) Probable but not possible.
c) Possible and probable.
d) Not possible or probable.
A or C... probably C.
What is the usage of the modal in the following sentence?
"He should do well on the exam because he studied."
A) Preference
B) Conclusion
C) Suggestion
D) Prediction
B) Conclusion
Finish the following example of the third conditional:
I would have brought an umbrella __________.
... if it had rained.
If I found a million dollars, I still could not buy a large house in the city.
A) Possible if the condition is met.
B) Probable if the condition is met.
C) Impossible if the condition is met.
D) Improbable if the condition is met.
C) Impossible if the condition is met.