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Standard XII
Chemistry
Octet Rule
Fill in the b...
Question
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
It ______ rain this afternoon.
A
had to
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B
may
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is able to
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D
could
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E
might
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Solution
The correct option is
B
may
The correct answer is Option B.
MAY expresses the possibility of some event.
In the given sentence, the speaker is expressing the possibility of rains in the afternoon.
Thus MAY is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
HAD TO expresses need to do something.
IS ABLE TO expresses ability.
COULD is the past tense of CAN.
MIGHT expresses possibility in the past and future tense.
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