Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable modal verb:
He realised that he _______ catch the earlier flight to Delhi if he hurried a bit.

• A. may
• B. must
• C. might
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

might

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence is a verb. In this sentence we would be understanding the usage of verbs. This sentence a hypothetical, counterfactual, or remotely possible situation is being spoken of.

"may" is used to express what is possible, factual, or could be factual

"must" is used to denote something very important which needs to be done in future

"Might" is used to express what is hypothetical, counterfactual, or remotely possible. This is the correct answer.

Option C is correct.