This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modality For Certainty – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modality For Certainty Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He lost weight and felt so tired that he had to sleep twelve hours a day.The modal verb expresses ..... A) Obligation. B) Prediction. C) Lack of obligation. D) Possibility/ability. E) Speculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obligation. 2. Which sentence uses a modal verb to express a polite request? A) You will pass the salt. B) Can you pass the salt, please?. C) You should pass the salt.TagsAC9E3LA02. D) You must pass the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you pass the salt, please?. 3. She is likely to be late. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistemic. 4. My sister can speaks both English and Japan well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What modal expression do we use when expressing PERMISSION? A) Supposed to. B) Bound to. C) Certain to. D) Allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allowed to. 6. The CCTV shows that he swiped his badge at 9.20 a.m., so he ..... been in the building yesterday. A) Could have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have. 7. Which sentence uses a modal verb to express a suggestion for improvement? A) You will study harder for the test. B) You should study harder for the test. C) You can study harder for the test.TagsAC9E3LA02. D) You must study harder for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should study harder for the test. 8. There are ..... types of subordinate clauses A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 9. I promise to wait is an example of A) An instantaneous event. B) A habitual occurrence. C) A state which holds over time. D) A quotative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An instantaneous event. 10. It is imperative that you come in time. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deontic. 11. *Primary verbs (be, have and do) can function as both main verbs and auxiliary verbs. Modal verbs (can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must) can only function as auxiliary verbs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which modal verb fits the sentence: " ..... you help me with this task? A) Must. B) Might. C) Shall. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 13. You have to turn off your phone before the show starts. A) Certainty. B) Obligation. C) Ability. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obligation. 14. He does not have to worry about proving himself any more. The modal verb expresses ..... A) Possibility/ability. B) Prediction. C) Lack of obligation. D) Speculation. E) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of obligation. 15. What modal expression do we use when expressing INABILITY? A) Supposed to. B) Bound to. C) Not being able to. D) Not allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not being able to. 16. Why is the use of the perfect marker "have" necessary in sentences expressing anteriority? A) It introduces a conditional clause. B) It signifies a present event. C) It indicates a past event in relation to the modal possibility. D) It adds emphasis to the modal verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It indicates a past event in relation to the modal possibility. 17. Which of the following is an true about CT imaging? A) CT imaging is generally cheaper to get than X-ray radiographs. B) CT imaging uses electromagnetic energy to create images. C) CT imaging uses sound wave energy to create images. D) CT imaging is generally cheaper to get than magnetic resonance imaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CT imaging is generally cheaper to get than magnetic resonance imaging. 18. The test starts at 10.30. You ..... be late. A) Don't have to. B) Mustn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mustn't. 19. In the summer of 1996, everything must have been going perfectly for the twenty-five-year-old Texan cyclist. The modal verb expresses ..... A) Possibility/ability. B) Lack of obligation. C) Speculation. D) Obligation. E) Prediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speculation. 20. ..... you open the window, please? A) May. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 21. Perhaps, it is the last thing I want. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistemic. 22. ..... you help me move this table? (Both answer are possible. Choose the more polite request) A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 23. They ..... bought it from Galeria Krakowska because it wasn't a shopping Sunday yesterday. A) Might not have. B) Can't have. C) Shouldn't have. D) May not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 24. What does the sentence "She may be in her room" express? A) Future obligation. B) Certainty. C) Past event. D) Present possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present possibility. 25. Features associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer include A) Lymphocytic response to tumour. B) Rectal bleeding at presentation. C) Adenocarcinoma cell type. D) Presence of involved lymph nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presence of involved lymph nodes. 26. Which sentence shows an example of epistemic modality? A) You must finish your homework. B) He might be at home now. C) You can open the door if you want. D) We shall overcome the challanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He might be at home now. 27. You need to leave now. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deontic. 28. -According Pamper (1986). The definition of modality as semantic information associated with the speaker's attitude or opinion about what is said. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. I am having problem with my internet connection ..... I borrow your cellphone? A) Can. B) May. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 30. Get out of the way. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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