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Question
Match the highlighted verbs in Column 1 with their functions in Column 2. There are two extra functions that you do not need.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| 1. I could hear the audience clapping. | (i) promise |
| 2. It couldn’t be helped. | (ii) possibility |
| 3. I should give it my best shot. | (iii) prediction |
| 4. I knew if I tried, I would win. | (iv) obligation |
| (v) past ability | |
| (vi) impossibility |
The verbs in bold are called modal auxiliaries. Each of these modal verbs can perform various functions based on the situation in which they are used.
Match the Columns
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Solution
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| 1. I could hear the audience clapping. | (v) past ability |
| 2. It couldn’t be helped. | (vi) impossibility |
| 3. I should give it my best shot. | (iv) obligation |
| 4. I knew if I tried, I would win. | (iii) prediction |
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