Choose the correct modal verb: She ____ speak three languages.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. can
- Step 1: Choose the modal verb with the right meaning: obligation, permission, possibility or ability. Step 2. The correct word is can. Answer: can. Why not the others: must: That modal verb has the wrong meaning here. should: That modal verb has the wrong meaning here. ought: That modal verb has the wrong meaning here.
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