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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary. You ______lead a horse to water, but you ______make it drink. - English

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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.

You ______lead a horse to water, but you ______make it drink.

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Solution

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

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Chapter 1.1: Two Gentlemen of Verona - Grammar- Modal Auxiliaries [Page 12]

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Chapter 1.1 Two Gentlemen of Verona
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