Language analysis course: modality 3

Multiple-choice exercise

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Choose the correct type of modality for each question.

  1. There some chance that it will break
    1.   ability
    2.   obligation
    3.   willingness
    4.   likelihood
  2. I daren't try
    1.   advice
    2.   willingness
    3.   courage
    4.   ability
  3. It needed to be done, I'm afraid
    1.   advice
    2.   necessity
    3.   ability
    4.   willingness
  4. I have to be at work early tomorrow
    1.   advice
    2.   ability
    3.   obligation
    4.   personal
  5. That can't be him so soon
    1.   suggestion
    2.   obligation
    3.   ability
    4.   likelihood
  6. They weren't able to help me
    1.   willingness
    2.   ability
    3.   obligation
    4.   likelihood
  7. She refused to marry him
    1.   willingness
    2.   likelihood
    3.   obligation
    4.   ability
  8. That will be the postman at the door
    1.   likelihood
    2.   ability
    3.   obligation
    4.   suggestion
  9. She ought to have arrived by now. She left hours ago.
    1.   obligation
    2.   suggestion
    3.   possibility
    4.   likelihood
  10. That might be the case
    1.   likelihood
    2.   obligation
    3.   ability
    4.   suggestion