Form 8: Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty Exercise

Form 8: Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty

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Form 8: Modal Verbs and Degrees of Certainty

Identify modal verbs and understand how they convey varying degrees of certainty in argument texts.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which modal verb expresses possibility rather than absolute certainty?

  2. MultiChoice

    Why are modal verbs (e.g., might, could, may) frequent in balanced texts?

  3. MultiChoice

    Which sentence shows the highest degree of certainty?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which set of modal verbs shows low to moderate certainty?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which sentence correctly uses hedging (softened claim)?

  6. MultiChoice

    In the sentence 'It is possibly true', what word class is 'possibly'?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which modal verb indicates certainty, and which indicates possibility?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which sentence expresses a tentative claim requiring further proof?

  9. MultiChoice

    Why do cautious authors use words like 'suggests' or 'appears'?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which modal adverb indicates the highest degree of certainty?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which sentence avoids overgeneralization?

  12. MultiChoice

    What does the modal verb 'must' imply in a sentence?

  13. MultiChoice

    How does replacing 'will' with 'might' change a sentence?

  14. MultiChoice

    1: 'Rain may fall later.' 2: 'Rain will fall later.' What is the difference?

  15. MultiChoice

    Which adverb expresses strong likelihood, but not total certainty?