Cover of the textbook New Headway Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Grammar for the textbook New Headway Intermediate - Workbook with authors Liz Soars, John Soars and Paul Hancock from Oxford University Press

Question

Rewrite each sentence in exercise 2 with can't, and give the reason.

Answer

  1. He can't still be in bed, he never oversleeps.
  2. He can't be ill, he was fine yesterday.
  3. He can't be in the coffee bar, it's closed.
  4. He can't have a doctor's appointment, he's not ill.
  5. He can't be stuck in a traffic jam, it's not the rush hour.
  6. His bus can't be late, it's always on time.
  7. He can't be talking to a friend, everyone's in class now.
  8. He can't want to miss the test - he's been revising for weeks.