Cover of the textbook On Screen B2+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4c - Grammar in use for the textbook On Screen B2+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Find the modal verbs in the jokes. What does each mean?

Answer

  • mustn't - to be not obliged to / aren’t allowed to
  • could / to be able to
  • can't - to not be able to
  • should - to be better to / do you advise me to
  • ought to - had better / should / it's a good idea
  • can - to be able to / Is it possible
  • may - to be possible to / it is possible