Question

Obligation, possibility, present/past ability or promise.

a. Varun may come to play cricket in the evening.
b. Nina could have carried the bag for her father.
c. I will take my aunt to the park today.
d. Malik can run faster than all the others in the race.
e. You must throw the garbage in the dustbin.
f. We should protect the home of our animals - the forests.
6. Read the following sentences and circle the modal in each. Write whether it is modal of obligation,possiblility,present/ past ablity Or promise.
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Answer 1

a. possibility

b. past ability

c. promise

d. present ability

e. obligation

f. obligation

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The use of "may" indicates the possibility of something happening in the future. "May" indicates a higher probability of that happening than "might".

b. "Could have" can indicate past ability or possibility. In this case, it seems that Nina did have the ability or strength to carry the bag, but she didn't do it. "Could have" is commonly used to indicate precisely that - the non-doing of something that we had the ability to do.

c. "Will" refers to a future action that we intend to do. In other words, it indicates a promise, a will to make something happen in the future.

d. "Can", among other things, is used to express present ability. It often accompanies verbs such as "run", "swim", "sing", etc.

e. and f. "Must" and "should" are used to indicate obligation. However, "should" indicates a lighter obligation, closer to a recommendation. "Must", on the other hand, is more imperative.