L.4.1.C.-Test1C Use modal auxiliaries to convey various conditions.
 
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L.4.1.C.-Test1C Use modal auxiliaries to convey various conditions.


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Use "can" when writing a sentence to show
a.
formal use
c.
ability to do something
b.
show certainty
d.
show strong obligations
 

 2. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "must not" be used?
a.
to express ability
c.
to give permission
b.
to show certainty
d.
to express prohibition
 

 3. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "can" be used?
a.
to show certainty
c.
to show the opposite of must
b.
to show the opposite of may
d.
to express the possibility to do something
 

 4. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "must" be used?
a.
to show strong obligation
c.
to show ability
b.
to ask permission
d.
to give permission
 

 5. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "must" be used?
a.
to be formal
c.
to say something is probable
b.
the opposite of must not
d.
the opposite of may
 

 6. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "must" be used?
a.
to express prediction
c.
to show certainty
b.
to ask permission
d.
to give permission
 

 7. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "may" be used?
a.
as an opposite of may not
c.
to show certainty
b.
to show strong recommendation
d.
to express prohibition
 

 8. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "may" be used?
a.
to show obligation
c.
the opposite of must
b.
to give permission
d.
to show ability
 

 9. 
The modal auxiliary verb can is ......................
a.
used to show recommendations
c.
opposite of may
b.
used to ask permission
d.
typical of spoken English
 

 10. 
When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "may not" be used?
a.
show the opposite of must
c.
show the opposite of may
b.
show the opposite of can
d.
none of these
 



 
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