Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate modals given in List-II:-
List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Modals) |
(A) ____ I borrow two books from the library? | (I) ought to |
(B) Are you sure that you ____ run the business by yourself? | (II) may |
(C) You ____ follow the traffic rules to avoid accidents. | (III) would |
(D) I thought he _____ be at home to help me with my problem. | (IV) can |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) May I borrow two books from the library? | (II) may | May is used to ask for permission politely. |
| (B) Are you sure that you can run the business by yourself? | (IV) can | Can shows ability: is he able to run the business alone? |
| (C) You ought to follow the traffic rules to avoid accidents. | (I) ought to | Ought to shows duty or the right thing to do. |
| (D) I thought he would be at home to help me with my problem. | (III) would | Would is the past of "will". After the past verb "thought", it shows what was expected. |