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Answer for exercise 7

The solution for exercise 7 in chapter 6c - Grammar in use of On Screen B1+ - Student's Book by Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley

Question

Read the examples. Which modal verb do we use to express: possibility? positive assumption? negative assumption?

Answer

  • We use may / might to express possibility.
  • We use must to express a positive assumption.
  • We use can't to express a negative assumption.