MODAL VERBS

Past ability, Possibility Can May Must Shall Will Need Used to Could Might Ought to Should Would Dare Ability, Request Permission or Future Possibility Necessity or Obligation Offer or Suggestion Willingness, Certainty, Promise Necessity Courage and boldness Past habit Request, Invitation Advice or Suggestion What’s right and correct Future Possibility . There is a lot of time left, so you not panic. . I turn on the fan, please?

. not believe my eyes. Is Santhosh the one who is standing over there? .

Dinesh be the richest person in the village.He has just bought two luxury cars. . Nirmala write perfectly when she was seven. B.

Practise your modal verbs. Look at these signs and write down the rules, regulations or advice they convey using the modal verbs given below. can - could - may - might – must - ought to – shall - should - will - would c. Read the following passage adapted from ‘Three Men in a Boat’ and fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and read the paragraph aloud.

I thought I would go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I ( ) read all I wanted to read and then felt I ( ) begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly. I came to typhoid fever, read the symptoms and discovered I ( ) be having it for months without knowing it.

Cholera, I had severe complications. Diphtheria, I ( ) have been born with. I was relieved to find that Bright’s disease, I had only in a modified form as so far as that was concerned, I ( ) live for years. The only disease I ( ) conclude I had not got was a housemaid’s knee.

I sat and pondered. I tried to feel my heart. I ( ) (not feel) my heart. I walked into the reading room as a happy healthy man but crawled out as a decrepit wreck.

Prepositions A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns or phrases to other words within a sentence. Prepositions are usually short words and they are placed before the nouns. Look at the following sentences. i) The English language is vital in the medical field.

ii) He climbed up the stairs to get into the terrace. Note that the words in bold letters in the above sentences link the two parts of the sentence. These words are called Prepositions. Look at some more examples of prepositions and prepositional phrases.

on, off, up, in, out, above, below, over, under, to, from, with, without, before, after, at, during, according to, ahead of, a part of, from, as far as, in spite of, owing to, in addition to, in case of, in front of, but for, on account of, on behalf of, with reference to etc. Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentences given below. ◆ This seat is not very comfortable to sit .

◆ My father gave me some pictures to look . ◆ Was it worth waiting ? The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence.This is acceptable in usage. A) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions.

(i) In case difficulty, you should refer a dictionary and then respond the question. (ii) The clothes that he has put are very impressive. He is going his hometown to pay homage the village head. (iii) The nearest hospital this place is a distance of twenty kilometers.

You can reach it either car or a bicycle. B) Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions. Mr. Beek of New Jersey has invented a floating life-preserver, which gives complete protection ( ) people who have been shipwrecked.

The upper section is large enough ( ) the wearer to be able to move his head and arms ( ) ,and a month's supply ( ) food and drinking water can also be stored ( ) it. The cover can be closed in rough weather, and the wearer can see ( ) the window in the front, and breathe ( ) a curved pipe. The life preserver is made ( ) water proof cloth attached ( ) circular metal tubes, which protect the wearer ( ) sharp rocks and hungry fish. C) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences, using prepositions if necessary.

(i) The new machines are quite different the old ones. They are able to work a much faster pace, a substantially reduced risk the environment. (ii) The students discussed the problem themselves. However, they did not arrive any conclusion.

They went their class teacher and discussed her. She gave a solution it and they were happy. D) Do you know what happened to the Titanic, the largest ship to sail then? She hit an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic Ocean.

Now choose the right word and complete the paragraph. Read the paragraph aloud. The wreck ( ) (up/of) the RMS Titanic lies ( ) ( in/at)a depth of ( ) (about/ above) , feet about miles south east ( ) (of/off) the coast of Newfoundland. It lies ( ) (in/on) two main pieces about a third ( ) (of/off) a mile apart.

The bow is still largely recognizable ( ) (with/ within) many preserved interiors, despite the damage it sustained hitting the sea floor. A debris field ( ) (of/for) the wreck contains thousands ( ) (on/ of) items spilled ( ) (from/of) the ship as it sank. She sank ( ) (in/at) the year . E) Solve the crossword using the clues given on page .

Across . We fought the measure.( ) . The cat jumped the table.( ) . The cat climbed the tree.( ) .

My story is shorter yours. ( ) . Cats are dogs.( ) . Put the cookie the jar.( ) .

Let’s walk the park.( ) . The vegetables were planted the apple tree.( ) . Banu sings a bird.( ) . My story is my pets.( ) .

Subash is the president our class.( ) . We live the river.( ) . Let’s walk class together. ( ) .

The bank is the park.( ) . We live the city limits.( ) . I saw John waving the crowd.( ) . I am more cautious the fall.( ) .

I have a present you.( ) . We strolled the river.( ) . He ran us.( ) . The leaves had collected the trees( ) Down .

I put the book the table.( ) . Please meet me the cafe.( ) . Dessert will be served dinner. ( ) .

My house is the school.( ) . We walked the store.( ) . No eating class.( ) . The book fell my desk.( ) .

I will not leave the speech is finished.( ) . The store is open everyday Sunday.( ) . The dog is the house.( ) . The cat is hiding my bed.( ) .

The cat jumped the dog.( ) . He is hiding the bookcase.( ) . Dinner is the table.( ) . I put my hands my pockets.

( ) . We will eat the play.( ) . The cat is sleeping the cot.( ) . This letter is my aunt.( ) .

We ran the other kids.( )