Choose the best modal: ‘___ we begin the presentation now?’
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'Shall we' is commonly used to make a suggestion or seek agreement.
The speaker is proposing that the presentation begin.
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'Shall we' is commonly used to make a suggestion or seek agreement.
The speaker is proposing that the presentation begin.
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Musical instruments commonly take the definite article after 'play.'
Therefore, 'plays the violin' is correct.
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'Should' gives advice or recommends a sensible action.
Regular practice is presented as the proper course.
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Superlative adjectives normally take the definite article.
'The best' identifies the highest-ranking student.
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'Cannot be' expresses a strong negative deduction.
The recent sighting at the office makes his being at home impossible.
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'One' begins with the consonant sound /w/.
The sound, not the written letter, determines the article.
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'Need not have bought' means the action was completed but proved unnecessary.
It differs from 'did not need to,' which may mean the action was not done.
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Names of mountain ranges take the definite article.
Individual mountain names generally do not.
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A simple-present negative with a third-person singular subject uses 'does not.'
The main verb remains in its base form.
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The present perfect is formed with 'have' plus a past participle.
'Ever visited' asks about experience up to the present.
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The past continuous uses a past form of 'be' plus an -ing form.
The plural subject 'they' takes 'were.'
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'Would' can describe habitual actions in a past period.
The repeated winter visits illustrate this use.