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Question

Fill suitable modal auxiliary:
You want to borrow your friend's camera. What do you say to him?
Do you think __________

A
Could I borrow your camera ?
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B
May I borrow your camera?
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C
Will I borrow your camera?
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D
Need I borrow your camera?
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Solution

The correct options are
A Could I borrow your camera ?
B May I borrow your camera?
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 possibility and politeness in asking permission.
Therefore Option A and option B are the correct answers as it expresses possibility.
whereas option C expresses certainty in future actions;
option D suggest necessity . Therefore option C and D don't show politeness in the way of asking permission.

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