The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6c - Grammar in use for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing
Question
Read the forum. Is it formal or informal? Give reasons. Then, match the modal verbs in bold to their meanings.
Answer
A: 4, 7
B: 10
C: 1, 8
D: 11
E: 6
F: 2
G: 3
H: 5
I: 9
The forum is informal (short verb forms: I'm asking, everyday language: Sorry to hear).