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Question
Study the different uses of ‘could’. Identify what it indicates.
Lack of rain could cause draught. (possibility/condition)
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Solution
possibility
Explanation:
In this context, “could” expresses the likelihood or chance of an event occurring, suggesting that a lack of water is a realistic, potential result of insufficient rain rather than an absolute certainty. It is not acting as a “condition” here because conditions typically rely on an “if” clause (e.g., if it doesn’t rain, there will be a drought) to show that one specific action depends entirely on another.
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Emperor Akbar |
would used to |
be found of musical evenings. |
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Every evening we |
take long walks on the beach |
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own cars. |
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Till the 1980s, Shanghai |
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My uncle |
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Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I had learnt from my childhood that money did not mean everything in life.___
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Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
I had to achieve a lot in life.___
Expand the following into its full form.
didn’t
Write the shortened form of the following.
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Write the shortened form of the following.
must 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 can accept our life gracefully.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')
