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प्रश्न
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
| Question | Answer |
| Shall I put the chops on? | Yes, .................... |
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उत्तर
| Question | Answer |
| Shall I put the chops on? | Yes, you shall. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
(ii) This state of Maharashtra will work for the betterment of the common people of Maharashtra.
(Rewrite it using modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
Do as directed.
Sandeep may study to clear the examination. (Make it obligatory/compulsory)
Do as directed.
I can do it. (Make a sentence seeking permission)
Read the given sentences:
- Does Sam write all his own reports?
- The secretaries haven’t written all the letters yet.
- Terry is writing an e-mail to a client at the moment.
The verbs in bold are broadly used to express tense. ‘Do’ can also be used for adding emphasis, as in “I do know the answer.” The verbs “be’, ‘have’ and ‘do’ are called Primary Auxiliaries. When helping verbs are used to express the mode or action, they are called Modals.
- You shall have a holiday tomorrow. (Simple Future)
- We should obey our elders. (Obligation)
- I can play the piano. (Ability)
- Could you open the window, please? (Request).
In the above examples, the modals indicate the expressions given in brackets. There are other modals that are used for expressions.
Study the given table carefully and do the activities that follow.
| Modals less definite to more definite | Expressions |
| can, could | ability |
| should | advise, obligation |
| shall, will | futurity, determination |
| would | habitual past, request |
| may, might | permission, possibility |
| must, have to | compulsion |
| used to | habitual past |
| ought to | obligation |
| need to | necessity |
| dare to | courage |
(a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals according to the situations given in the following sentences.
- Take an umbrella. It _______ rain later.
- People _______ walk on the grass.
- _______ I ask you a question?
- The signal has turned red. You _______ wait.
- I was a sportsperson in my school days. I ________ play badminton.
- I am going to the library. I _______ find my friend there.
(b) Find from the text, the sentences that show past habit.
Write the shortened form of the following.
are not
Write the shortened form of the following.
ought not
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
| Question | Answer |
| Have you cut off your hair? | Yes, .................... |
Supply short answer (Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb).
| Question | Answer |
| Does it make difference? | No, .................... |
Rewrite the sentence as a simple sentence using a present participle:
She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it.
______ we afford to neglect children? Think Twice!!
