Question

Fill suitable modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:

You haven't had a holiday for a very long time. You need one now.
You say: It's time I ______ have a holiday now.

• A. shall
• B. will
• C. should
• D. must

Answer 1

The correct option is D must

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.

According to the meaning of the sentence it expects an extreme obligation

Option D is the correct answer because it expresses extreme obligation

Whereas option A expresses certainty in future action;

option B expresses the same as option A;

option C expresses an advice regarding what is correct.