Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb:

I ____ reach home in time before the sun sets.

• A. Need
• B. Dare
• C. Must
• D. May

Answer 1

The correct option is C Must

The correct answer is Option C.

MUST is used to express compulsion.

In the given sentence, it compulsory for the speaker to reach home before the sun sets.

Thus MUST is the correct answer.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

NEED also means compulsory, but it is incorrect in the given sentence.

DARE means to challenge something, there is no such meaning intended in the given sentence.

MAY expresses possibility.