Fill in the blank with the correct Modal.
Himanshu is ________ getting up early in the morning.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → used to
Complete sentence: Himanshu is used to getting up early in the morning. "Himanshu is used to getting up early in the morning": early rising is his habit and does not trouble him.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) should | Should expresses advice or duty and takes a bare verb (should get up). It cannot follow "is" or take an -ing form: "is should getting up" is wrong. | You should drink more water. |
| (2) need not | Need not shows absence of necessity and takes a bare verb. "Is need not getting up" is ungrammatical. | You need not come tomorrow. |
| (3) used to (answer) | Be used to means to be accustomed to something, so that it is no longer strange or hard. Here "to" is a preposition, so it is followed by a noun or an -ing form, and the verb "be" (is, am, are, was) comes before it. | My grandmother is used to walking two kilometres every day. |
| (4) ought to | moral duty. Here "to" is part of the infinitive, so it needs a bare verb (ought to get up) and cannot follow "is". | We ought to help our neighbours. |