Choose the sentences in which the modals are used correctly:
(A) The shops in our colony close early on Sundays. You had better buy the milk now.
(B) After this course, Tara will can speak French fluently.
(C) Walk slowly on the wet floor lest you will slip.
(D) Ananya should have charged her phone before the trip. Now she cannot take any photos.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) and (D) only
(A) The shops in our colony close early on Sundays. You had better buy the milk now. — Correct.
- Had better + base verb gives strong advice or a warning.
(B) After this course, Tara will can speak French fluently. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “will can”.
- Two modals never come together.
- For ability in the future, we use will be able to.
- Correct form: After this course, Tara will be able to speak French fluently.
(C) Walk slowly on the wet floor lest you will slip. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence says “lest you will slip”.
- After lest, we use should + base verb, not “will”.
- Correct form: Walk slowly on the wet floor lest you should slip.
(D) Ananya should have charged her phone before the trip. Now she cannot take any photos. — Correct.
- Should have + past participle (V3) shows that the right thing was not done in the past.