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Modals and Semi-Modals Challenge

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Decide if each sentence uses the modal or semi-modal verb correctly.

  1. You must to finish your vegetables before you can play outside.
  2. She has to wear a uniform at her new school.
  3. Could you help me carry these heavy books, please?
  4. We don't must run in the narrow school hallways.
  5. He can plays the piano very well during music class.
  6. Should I bring my umbrella today because it looks cloudy?
  7. They will can join us for the birthday party tomorrow.
  8. You ought to apologize to your friend for breaking his toy.
  9. May I go to the restroom, teacher?
  10. She cans swim across the deep pool all by herself.
  11. Students must not write on the classroom desks.
  12. Do you can speak French with our new classmate?
  13. We might go to the park later if the rain stops.
  14. He should studies harder if he wants to pass the test.
  15. Are you able to reach the top shelf to get the blue box?
Answer key
  1. You must to finish your vegetables before you can play outside. → False — The modal 'must' is followed directly by the base verb without 'to'.
  2. She has to wear a uniform at her new school. → True — 'Has to' is the correct third-person singular semi-modal for obligation.
  3. Could you help me carry these heavy books, please? → True — 'Could' is correctly used to make a polite request.
  4. We don't must run in the narrow school hallways. → False — To express prohibition, we use 'mustn't', not 'don't must'.
  5. He can plays the piano very well during music class. → False — Modal verbs like 'can' are followed by the base verb without an 's'.
  6. Should I bring my umbrella today because it looks cloudy? → True — 'Should' is correctly used to ask for advice or recommendation.
  7. They will can join us for the birthday party tomorrow. → False — Modals like 'will' and 'can' cannot be combined; use 'will be able to' instead.
  8. You ought to apologize to your friend for breaking his toy. → True — 'Ought to' is a semi-modal used correctly to give advice.
  9. May I go to the restroom, teacher? → True — 'May' is the correct polite modal verb for asking permission.
  10. She cans swim across the deep pool all by herself. → False — Modal verbs never take an 's' in the third-person singular.
  11. Students must not write on the classroom desks. → True — 'Must not' is correctly used to express a strict rule or prohibition.
  12. Do you can speak French with our new classmate? → False — Questions with 'can' start with 'Can you...', not 'Do you can...'.
  13. We might go to the park later if the rain stops. → True — 'Might' is correctly used to show a possibility.
  14. He should studies harder if he wants to pass the test. → False — After the modal 'should', use the base verb 'study' without 'ies'.
  15. Are you able to reach the top shelf to get the blue box? → True — 'Are you able to' is the correct semi-modal question form for ability.
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