Modal Verbs of Deduction Exercise answers
| TYPE | USE | MODAL VERBS | EXAMPLE |
| 1 | to express possibilities for the future | MAY, MIGHT, COULD | It may rain tomorrow. |
| 2 | to express certainty | CAN'T, COULDN'T, MUST | She can't be Irish. |
| 3 | for possible explanations | MAY, MIGHT, COULD | She could be Scottish. |
| 1 | TYPE 1 They may be away for the weekend but I'm not sure. |
| 2 | TYPE 3 He could be French, judging by his accent. |
| 3 | TYPE 2 They can't still be out! |
| 4 | TYPE 1 With luck, tomorrow could be a sunny day. |
| 5 | TYPE 3 You might be right but I'm going to check anyway. |
| 6 | TYPE 1 The exam might be easy. You never know. |
| 7 | TYPE 2 It can't be true about a dinosaur living in Lake Telé in the Congo. It's impossible. |
| 8 | TYPE 3 Dave reckons she's from The States but I think she might be from Scandinavia. |
| 9 | TYPE 1 I might go to the party but I'm not sure yet. |
| 10 | TYPE 3 This could be the right answer but we'll have to check with your teacher to make sure. |
| 11 | TYPE 2 She can't steal things from shops. She's rich and famous. |
| 12 | TYPE 1 I really think Real Madrid could lose the final of the King's Cup. |
| 13 | TYPE 2 She's been revising 10 hours a day for 3 weeks. She must be exhausted. |
| 14 | TYPE 2 Nobody's answering. They must be out. |
| 15 | TYPE 2 He can't be from the USA. He doesn't speak English. |
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