Choose the best modal: ‘You ___ smoke in this area; it is prohibited.’
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'Must not' expresses prohibition.
'Need not' would mean the action is unnecessary, not forbidden.
Practice NET English questions with answers and explanations.
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'Must not' expresses prohibition.
'Need not' would mean the action is unnecessary, not forbidden.
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'Need not' means there is no necessity to bring food.
It does not imply that bringing food is forbidden.
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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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'Should' gives advice or recommends a sensible action.
Regular practice is presented as the proper course.
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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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'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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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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The action will be in progress at a specified future time.
The future continuous tense expresses this situation.
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The degree will be completed before a stated future deadline.
The future perfect is used for such completion.
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'Yesterday' is a definite finished past time.
The simple past is required rather than the present perfect.