Modals

You _______ sleep after finishing your homework. (permission)

• may

• should

• must

________ removing your books from my desk? (request)

• may you

• can you

• would you mind

_____ I please be allowed to watch the basketball game on Saturday? (request)

• Would

• Can

• Might

The children _____ watch TV provided they have already done their homework. (formal, permission)

• may

• can

• would

_____ please open the windows a little bit wider? (less formal, request)

• Could you

• Might you

• Can you

Leonard and Penny _____ help me bake the cake. (less formal, permission)

• may

• can

• might

The driver _____ obey traffic rules at all times.(obligation)

• may

• can

• should

You _____ not use your cellphones inside the theater. I am sorry. (obligation)

• should

• may

• have to

People in the government _____ not accept bribes from the citizens. (strong obligation)

• can

• must

• might

_____ they play their music so loudly? I am already getting a headache. (obligation)

• Should

• Ought to

• Must