Fill in the blanks in List - I with the appropriate Modal from List - II.
List – I | List - II | ||
(A) | _______ you pass me the butter, please ? | (I) | Mustn’t |
(B) | _______ you like to have a cup of tea ? | (II) | Would |
(C) | You _______ smoke in this room. | (III) | Ought |
(D) | You _______ to have taken the next flight home. | (IV) | Could |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Could you pass me the butter, please? | (IV) could | Could makes a polite request. |
| (B) Would you like to have a cup of tea? | (II) would | Would you like is the polite way to make an offer. |
| (C) You mustn't smoke in this room. | (I) mustn't | Mustn't (must not) expresses a prohibition, something not allowed. |
| (D) You ought to have taken the next flight home. | (III) ought | Ought to have + past participle shows what would have been the right thing to do in the past. Only "ought" is followed by "to". |