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Which of the following are all marginal modal verbs?
- can, need, dare
- must, should, need
- would, used to, dare
- dare, need, used to
The negative of must is can't when it is used for ...
- ... deduction
- ... obligation
- ... advice
- ... permission
"He needs his head examined" is an example of ...
- need acting as a modal
- need acting as a normal or lexical verb
- need acting as a marginal modal
couldn't is the negative of must when it is used in the following cases ...
(Select the right ones only)
The correct question forms for "I used to go" are ...
Which of the following are correct in British English:
"The manufacturer shall replace faulty parts free of charge" is an example of ...
- shall for insistence
- shall for prediction
- shall for willingness
The past of may for permission in reported
speech (e.g., "He said I ... come.") is ...
- might or could
- only could
- only might
The past of may for possibility in reported
speech (e.g., "He said he ... come.") is ...
- might
- could
- might or could
The following can express logical necessity:
"I used to walk on the beach at dawn" and "I would walk on the beach at dawn" express ...
- characteristic activity
- insistence
- prediction
- intention
The negative of must is always mustn't or don't have to.
- True
- False
"I needn't go" and "I mustn't go" mean the same.
- True
- False
"He must have had a wonderful time." is an example of ...
- the modal in the perfect progressive aspect
- the modal in the progressive aspect
- the modal in the past tense
- the modal in the perfect aspect
For permission, may and can have ...
- the same meaning but a different level of formality
- different meanings
- different meanings and different levels of formality
- the same meaning and level of formality