Modals for English 3: Possibility and Probability
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Question Excerpt From Modals for English 3: Possibility and Probability
| Q.1) | Which of these modals are used to express possibility? (3). |
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| Q.2) | Which of these modals are used to express probability? (2) |
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Is this sentence expressing possibility or probability? It's April, and autumn here, so it must be spring in the Northern hemisphere. |
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Does this sentence express possibility or probability? In Europe, the weather may be starting to get warmer. April, is often cold, though. Occasionally it snows in parts of Britain! |
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Fill in the blank. Winter 2009-2010 in Europe was unusually cold. There may be an upside, though: weather experts are saying that the hayfever season _____ be shorter this spring and summer. |
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Fill in the blank. However, the experts ____ be wrong! It is still very difficult to predict the unpredictable, like pollen counts and the weather. |
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Fill in the blank. But the British think that this summer _______ be warmer. They deserve it - last summer, the weather was awful! |
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Fill in the blank: The weather last summer ________ lost some businesses a lot of money. For example, campsites saw their bookings decline, and beaches were often empty. |
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Fill in the blank: However, it is possible, that other businesses __________ benefited: for example, the weather meant that more people went to the cinema. |
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Fill in the blank. In past years, to avoid the British summer weather, many _________ gone abroad for their holidays. However, the recession has meant that many people are struggling financially. |
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Fill in the blanks. The recession _____ mean, however, more business for UK tourism this summer. But that's only if the weather is good! |
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