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Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
I'm really hungry. I _____ eat a horse!
Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
I'm really hungry. I _____ eat a horse!
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Solution
The correct option is C could
The sentence suggests it is possible for the subject to eat a horse if given the chance. Thus the answer must suggest possibility.Option A is incorrect. 'I can eat a horse' suggests certainty and not possibility. Thus, it is incorrectOption B is incorrect. 'Must' indicates compulsion. 'I must eat a horse' suggests the subject has to do it. Thus, it is also incorrect.Option C is correct. 'could' suggests it might be possible for the subject to eat a horse. Since it indicates possibility, it is correct.Option D is incorrect. 'I shall eat a horse' means the subject will do it in the near future. Thus, it indicates certainty and not possibility.
The sentence suggests it is possible for the subject to eat a horse if given the chance. Thus the answer must suggest possibility.
Option A is incorrect. 'I can eat a horse' suggests certainty and not possibility. Thus, it is incorrectOption B is incorrect. 'Must' indicates compulsion. 'I must eat a horse' suggests the subject has to do it. Thus, it is also incorrect.
Option C is correct. 'could' suggests it might be possible for the subject to eat a horse. Since it indicates possibility, it is correct.
Option D is incorrect. 'I shall eat a horse' means the subject will do it in the near future. Thus, it indicates certainty and not possibility.
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