MODAL VERBS
Match the modal sentences on the left with their appropriate function on the right by clicking once and "drawing" a line between the two and clicking once more.
Matching Exercise 1
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| Questions | Answer |
| We do things that we think we should when it's appropriate. | Mild Obligation |
| As it happened, he didn't have to pay. | Lack of Obligation |
| Can I borrow your lecture notes please? | Permission |
| Producers cannot afford to take chances. | Ability |
| All personnel must wear identity tags throughout the building. | Strong Obligation |
| Company executives said they could not estimate the shortfall for the second. | Possibility |
| You mustn't be secretive about your proposals. | Prohibition |
| We will abolish as many as we can. | Willingness |
Matching Exercise 2
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| Questions | Answer |
| Ms Dai holds a valid Chinese passport and does not need a visa to return home. | Lack of Obligation |
| We could use our dictionaries in the exam. | Permission |
| The working test of 'the facts' must always be the best avaliable descriptions. | Strong Obligation |
| The locking bars can also move a short distance but at right angles to the tappets. | Ability |
| FDI inflows to China may be approaching a temporary peak. | Possibility |
| You mustn't think that because I suppressed the students, I don't want reform. | Prohibition |
| I'll help you with the paperwork. | Willingness |
| GDP should regain momentum enough to expand at a 2 percent rate in the third quarter. | Mild Obligation |
