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Sentence Completion (Modals)

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Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _______ not insult me.

  1. dare

  2. dares

  3. can

  4. shall


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct phrasal usage is 'dare not.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I don't think I ______ be able to meet you tomorrow.

  1. shall

  2. will

  3. can

  4. should


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Whenever we refer to a work of future in reference to the first person, we prefer 'shall' to 'will'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

_____ you have some more tea?

  1. Shall

  2. Will

  3. Should

  4. Can


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To ask somebody's choice on a mattter, we use modals 'will' and 'would'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

We _____ pay our debts.

  1. ought to

  2. shall be

  3. will be

  4. should be


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 We always keep moral duties above a responsibility or a duty/an obligation, so usage of 'ought to' is correct.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Gopalan ____ not pay if you do not remind him.

  1. shall

  2. will

  3. must

  4. dare


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a case of present indefinite tense. As the sentence shows a sort of certainity for the action to be done or not to be done by a third person, so 'will' is the correct usage.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

______ you like to have some more cups of tea?

  1. Shall

  2. Could

  3. Should

  4. Would


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For asking somebody's choice on an issue, we use modal 'will' or 'would'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Children _____ obey their parents.

  1. ought to

  2. could

  3. have to

  4. would


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Obeying the parents' is not a duty or an obligation, rather it is an ethical responsibility that comes from within. So, 'ought to' is the correct usage.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I _______ buy a new pen, because my old pen was quite good.

  1. didn't need to

  2. needn't have

  3. need

  4. no need


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As the sentence says that the old pen was still working fine, so it simply clearifies two things - 1. The sentence is in the past tense, 2. There is no need to buy a new pen. For past, we use 'did'. Hence, option 1.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I ran far and ______ reach home safely last night.

  1. would

  2. should

  3. could

  4. was able to


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is a case of past tense. None of the given modals fit the blank. Here we need auxilary, i.e. option 4.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

If you ______ see him, give him my regards.

  1. shall

  2. will

  3. should

  4. would


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence refers to 'likely happening of an event'. 'Should' expresses the same.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _____ be an atheist, but now he believes in God.

  1. would

  2. could

  3. used to

  4. was


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence implies that an activity or fact of the past no longer exists. And for such cases we use 'used to', which means that such things prevailed once upon a time, but not in existence now.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

The Vice Chancellor _____ make a statement tomorrow.

  1. can

  2. need

  3. is to

  4. could


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence refers to a 'scheduled event', i.e. the statement making. In such cases we use 'is to'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

This _____ be the way to the General Hospital.

  1. shall

  2. should

  3. might

  4. could


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is an assertive sentence where the probability of aphenomenon is asserted. In such cases we use modal 'could'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

You _____ be punctual.

  1. ought to

  2. should

  3. would

  4. must


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Being punctual is a sort of responsibility, more than being an obligation. So, modal 'should' is the correct usage.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

_____ I carry the box into the house for you?

  1. Shall

  2. Will

  3. Have

  4. Can


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Whenever the first person seeks a permission, usage of modal 'shall' is preferred.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He ______ to play cricket before his marriage.

  1. used

  2. is used

  3. was used

  4. will be used


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the sentence usage of preposition 'to' just after the blank eliminates the chances of all other options than option 1 as 'used to' is the correct usage.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _____ not ask for a rise, for fear of losing his job.

  1. need

  2. needs

  3. dare

  4. dares


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence implies that 'he' didn't have enough courage or audacity to ask for a raise in salary. In such cases we use 'dare'.  

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I wish he ______ not talk so loudly.

  1. shall

  2. should

  3. will

  4. would


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For referring to wishes we use modal 'would', and auxilary 'were' (if required).

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

____ you please help me to complete this work?

  1. Shall

  2. Should

  3. Would

  4. Must


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Whenever we ask for somebody's opinion on an issue, we use modal 'will' or 'would'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Leela said that she ______ make dolls when she was at school.

  1. shall

  2. should

  3. will

  4. could


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

HEre we are referring to an ability of the past. In such cases, we use 'could'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

You ______ for me; I could have found the way by myself.

  1. couldn't wait

  2. needn't wait

  3. didn't need to wait

  4. needn't have waited


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Case of perfect tense. In such cases modals are followed by auxilary 'have'. Thus, option 4.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Raman told me that he ____ come to my house.

  1. shall

  2. will

  3. should

  4. would


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is an indirect speech. Whenever reported speech is in the past, reported verb is also in the past tense. 'Would' is past of 'will'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I was afraid that if I asked him again he ____ refuse.

  1. can

  2. may

  3. might

  4. shall


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence refers to the probability of a phenomenon. And for 'slight probability', we use modal 'might'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

She ______ sit outside her garden gate for hours at a time, looking at the passing traffic.

  1. shall

  2. used to

  3. dare

  4. dares


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence refers to a habit/fact of the past, which is no longer in existence. In such cases, we use modal 'used to'.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I ______ on Sunday. But I had fever on Sunday morning, and I postponed my journey.

  1. am to leave

  2. would leave

  3. am going

  4. was to have left


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Whenever we refer to a specific time of the past, we follow rules of past tense. 'Am' is used for present tense, so option 1 and 3 eliminated. 'Was to have left' means 'upposed to have left'. Thus, this is the right choice.

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