EnglishGrammar: Modal

Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate modals given…

Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate modals given in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Visitors ______ feed the animals in the zoo. Some foods can make them sick.	(I) had better
(B) You ______ caught the 7:15 local if you had left home on time.	(II) mustn’t
(C) It is getting dark, and this forest road has no lights. We ______ start back now.	(III) would
(D) If Grandpa had a smartphone, he ______ send us photos of his garden every day.	(IV) could have

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Visitors mustn’t feed the animals in the zoo. Some foods can make them sick.	(II) mustn’t	Mustn’t shows that something is not allowed. Some foods can harm the animals, so feeding them is not allowed.
(B) You could have caught the 7:15 local if you had left home on time.	(IV) could have	Could have + past participle (V3) shows a past chance that was not used. You did not leave on time.
(C) It is getting dark, and this forest road has no lights. We had better start back now.	(I) had better	Had better gives strong advice or a warning. It is getting dark, so it is wise to leave now.
(D) If Grandpa had a smartphone, he would send us photos of his garden every day.	(III) would	Would shows an imagined result. “If Grandpa had a smartphone” is not true now.

Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate modals given in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Visitors ______ feed the animals in the zoo. Some foods can make them sick.	(I) had better
(B) You ______ caught the 7:15 local if you had left home on time.	(II) mustn’t
(C) It is getting dark, and this forest road has no lights. We ______ start back now.	(III) would
(D) If Grandpa had a smartphone, he ______ send us photos of his garden every day.	(IV) could have

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Visitors mustn’t feed the animals in the zoo. Some foods can make them sick.	(II) mustn’t	Mustn’t shows that something is not allowed. Some foods can harm the animals, so feeding them is not allowed.
(B) You could have caught the 7:15 local if you had left home on time.	(IV) could have	Could have + past participle (V3) shows a past chance that was not used. You did not leave on time.
(C) It is getting dark, and this forest road has no lights. We had better start back now.	(I) had better	Had better gives strong advice or a warning. It is getting dark, so it is wise to leave now.
(D) If Grandpa had a smartphone, he would send us photos of his garden every day.	(III) would	Would shows an imagined result. “If Grandpa had a smartphone” is not true now.