Rewrite the sentences using the correct modal verb in brackets.
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► EXERCISE
Rewrite the sentences using the correct modal verb in brackets.
1. It's impossible that the house is haunted. (can't / must)
2. We're sure he supports Arsenal. (must / may)
3. It's possible that dinosaurs still exist. (might / can't)
4. We're certain that Alex is worried about going abroad on his own. (might / must)
5. It's possible the creature on the beach is a shark. (couldn't / might)
6. That definitely isn't Olivia ringing me. Her phone's broken. (must / can't)
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► ANSWER KEY
Rewrite the sentences using the correct modal verb in brackets.
1. It's impossible that the house is haunted. (can't / must)
1. The house can't be haunted.
➙ Es imposible que la casa esté embrujada.
➙ La casa no puede estar embrujada.
2. We're sure he supports Arsenal. (must / may)
2. He must support Arsenal.
➙ Estamos seguros(as) de que él apoya al Arsenal.
➙ Él debe apoyar al Arsenal.
3. It's possible that dinosaurs still exist. (might / can't)
3. Dinosaurs might still exist.
➙ Es posible que los dinosaurios aún existan.
➙ Los dinosaurios aún podrían existir.
4. We're certain that Alex is worried about going abroad on his own. (might / must)
4. Alex must be worried about going abroad on his own.
➙ Estamos seguros(as) de que a Alex le preocupa ir al extranjero solo.
➙ Alex debe estar preocupado por ir al extranjero solo.
5. It's possible the creature on the beach is a shark. (couldn't / might)
5. The creature on the beach might be a shark.
➙ Es posible que la criatura de la playa sea un tiburón.
➙ La criatura de la playa podría ser un tiburón.
6. That definitely isn't Olivia ringing me. Her phone's broken. (must / can't)
6. Olivia can't be ringing me. Her phone's broken.
➙ Definitivamente no es Olivia la que me está llamando. Su teléfono está roto.
➙ Olivia no puede estar llamándome. Su teléfono está roto.
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NOTA:
Para resolver este ejercicio debes leer cuidadosamente cada oración y determinar cuál es el grado de certeza o incertidumbre que tiene la persona que la dijo. En base a eso, debes escoger el 'modal verb' de deducción más apropiado.
► MODALS OF DEDUCTION | PRESENT TENSE
Algunos verbos modales se usan para expresar hipótesis o deducciones con distinto grado de certeza (es decir, con mayor o menor seguridad de que suceda lo que creemos).
A continuación están listados según el grado de certeza que expresan.
• Certain (100% sure) ➙ No modal
Example: He is sick.
• Near certainty (95% sure) ➙ must
Example: He must be sick.
• Less certain (60% sure) ➙ may
Example: He may be sick.
• A little less certain (50% sure or less) ➙ might / could
Example: He might be sick. / He could be sick.
• Near impossibility (99% sure that something is not true) ➙ can't / couldn't
Example: He can't be sick. / He couldn't be sick.
• Impossibility (100% sure that something is not true) ➙ No modal
Example: He isn't sick.
Saludos. ✨
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