Modal Practice -- Means the Same

Which modal can complete the sentence and keep the same meaning? (Hold the mouse button down on the modal to reveal answer.)

CONTEXT	FILL IN THE BLANK	MODAL 1?	MODAL 2?	MODAL 3?	MODAL 4?	MODAL 5?
POSSIBILITY	It ____ be true.	can	may	might	could	shall
ABILITY	I _____ drive.	can	am able	should	could	know how
SUGGESTION	_____ leave?	Would we	Will we	Shall we	Could we	Can we
ADVICE	You _____ help him.	should	ought to	must	need to	had better
NECESSITY	You _____ go to the hospital..	must	might	need to	should	have to
CONCLUSION	He _____ be crazy to do that!	has to	must	will	should	ought to

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Which modal can complete the sentence? (Hold the mouse button down on the modal to reveal answer.)

#	FILL IN THE BLANK	MODAL 1?	MODAL 2?
1.	Bill: I know this is "last minute", but _____ you come with us to a party tonight?	may	can
2.	Jill: Well, I don't know. I ________ be able to come.	must	might
3.	Bill: I know that I _________ a couple nights ago, but it slipped my mind.	should have called	should call
4.	Jill: That happens to me to. You _________ preoccupied with your work.	must be	must have been
5.	Bill: Yeah, last week was a little tough. I _________ a PowerPoint presentation done.	must have gotten	had to get
6.	Bill: It took a while. After several tries, I _________ the presentation together.	could put	was able to put
7.	Jill: If you'd like, I ______ watch your presentation and give you feedback?	could	might
8.	Bill: Thanks, that _________ helpful.	must be	would be
9.	Bill: _______ I send it to you online first?	Shall	Will
10.	Jill: That's a good idea. Then, I ______ to get an idea of the subject first.	am able	would be able
11.	Jill: (later) This is really good, Bill. It _________ you a long time to do	must take	must have taken
12.	Bill: It ________ only a few hours, but instead it took a couple afternoons.	should have taken	should take
13.	Jill: Well, it shows. It _________ impress your boss.	should impress	should have impressed
14.	Bill: I hope so. I _____ give the presentation the day after tomorrow at noon.	will	may
15.	Jill: Great! _________ to the party now?	Let's go	Shall we

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