Modals

You ... throw litter on the street; it's against the law.

• oughtn't to

• couldn't

• needn't

• mustn't

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The boy ... have apologised to Mrs Thomson for breaking the window; she'd have appreciated it.

• need

• ought to

• can

• did need to

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Jane ... pay much for the renovation to her house; the cost was low.

• needn't have

• couldn't

• shouldn't have

• didn't need to

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

You ... turned the music down; it wasn't bothering me at all.

• needn't have

• didn't need to

• shouldn't

• can't

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

He ... have trespassed on private property without getting a permition.

• can't

• shouldn't

• didn't need to

• needn't have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

We ... have avoided the heavy traffic if we'd left home earlier.

• must

• should

• could

• ought to

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

James ... have bought a mansion! He hardly makes ends meet!

• can't

• mustn't

• shouldn't

• didn't need to

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Lily ... have been terribly upset to find all that rubbish in her garden.

• could

• need

• must

• ought to

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B