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Fill suitable modal auxiliary
Jill doesn't look very well-not well enough to go to work. You say to her:
You ____ not go to work.

A
may
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B
must
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C
should
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D
can
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Solution

The correct option is B should
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 given sentence is firstly set in present tense and secondly according to the meaning of the sentence it expects an advice.
Option C is the correct answer because it expresses an advice regarding what is correct.
Whereas option B expresses extreme obligation and certainty in an action
option A expresses possibility;
option D expresses ability.

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