Question

Fill suitable modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:

You are a tourist. You want to go to the station but you don't know where it is. You ask at your hotel.

You say: _________________

• A. Would you tell me how to get to the station?
• B. Could you tell me how to get to the station?
• C. Shall you tell me how to get to the station?
• D. Will you tell me how to get to the station?

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Could you tell me how to get to the station?

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.

The sentence requires modal verb which expresses an ability to tell the speaker how to get to the station.

Therefore Option A is the correct answer as it expresses ability.

Whereas option C expresses certainty in future actions;

option A expresses uncertainty in future actions;

option D expresses the same as option C .