Modals

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Modals: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Modals, Commonly Used Modals, Would as Modal & Modal Tenses etc.

Important Questions on Modals

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Accountability will be at as low a level as possible (A)/ so that if government officials mess up (B)/, they answer to constituents in their locality (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

It could be written down so that people (A)/ in other places and in other times (B)/ may hear it read and sung (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

With a little more wit we used to use these (A)/ materials to become richer than the richest (B)/now are and make our civilization a blessing (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

We tried not to look suspicious (A)/, a difficult task as we (B)/ were should to working undisturbed (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Mom always will to want everyone home (A)/ before dark – as though anything was out there (B)/ at night that wasn't there during the day (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

For all you gadabouts and tourists may to (A)/ driving hither and yon, a weekend trip (B)/ to New England is a piece of cake (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

All his life he had looked over the heads of the (A)/ surrounding men when he might have merely looked (B)/ in front of him without straining his eyes (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Thus, he stumbled on Bagovut's corps in a wood (A)/ when it was already broad daylight, though the (B)/ corps must long before have joined Orlov-Denisov (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

If instead of a divine power some other force has (A)/ appeared, it used to be explained in what this new force (B)/ consists, for the whole interest of history lies precisely in that force (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

These things would pass away; here were lakes and (A)/ woods and broad daisy-starred fields and sweet-breathed (B)/ meadows, and they ought to endure forever (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

If we unite both these kinds of history, as is done by the newest (A)/ historians, we might have the history of monarchs and writers (B)/, but not the history of the life of the peoples (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Teacher told me about kind gentleman I (A)/ used to be glad to read pretty story I do read (B)/ stories in my book about tigers and lions and sheep.(C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

I'm trying to figure out how I (A)/ might want to be with him but not stomach (B)/ what he does as the Dark One (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

I'd never hurt you, Sofi, and I hope (A)/ you know that and used to trust me (B)/ enough to know you need to be here. (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

And the Woggle-Bug shall be the (A)/ Public Accuser because he is so learned (B)/ that no one may deceive him (C)/. No error (D)

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Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

But the most luxuriously housed has little to boast of in this (A)/ respect, nor need we trouble ourselves to speculate (B)/ how the human race should be at last destroyed. (C)/ No error (D)

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Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

While my townsmen and women are devoted in so many ways (A)/ to the good of their fellows, I trust that one at least used to (B)/ be spared to other and less humane pursuits. (C)/ No error (D)

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Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

Then, on Friday those who have done (A)/ the best ought to stand up and read (B)/ their compositions to the school. (C)/ No error (D)

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Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

You would send the gold pieces to (A)/ your mother with my compliments, and tell her that (B)/ the king will take care of both, her and you. (C)/ No error (D)

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option given below.

I____have____across the Lake Erie with in ten minutes, but my father didn't allow it.