Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence:
I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I ________ go to Ireland.
(A) should
(B) might
(C) can
(D) will
(E) shall
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B only
Modal of possibility:
- The speaker has not decided yet, so the second sentence must express only a possibility, not a plan, duty or certainty.
- Might expresses a weak possibility: "I might go to Ireland" means perhaps I will.
Complete sentence: I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I might go to Ireland.
(A) should — Incorrect.
- "Should" gives advice or duty.
- It does not suit someone who is only thinking about where to go.
(B) might — Correct.
- It shows that going to Ireland is one possibility among others.
(C) can — Incorrect.
- "Can" expresses ability or permission, not an undecided possibility.
(D) will — Incorrect.
- "Will" states a decision or certainty, which contradicts "I haven't decided yet".
(E) shall — Incorrect.
- "Shall" with "I" states a firm future plan, which again contradicts the first sentence.