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GRAMMAR CONSOLIDATION UNIT 6

Modals of deduction and possibility

1 Unde line t!e co ect "o ds# T!e e $i%!t be $o e t!an one possible ans"e #

The robber knew the bank well it ______________ be

someone who works there.

a cant b might c could

1 There arent many clues. It ______________ be difcult to solve

the crime.

a must b might c cant

2 The police ______________ suspect Tom. es never committed

a crime!

a might b could c cant

" The criminals ______________ be in court today. There are lots

o# $ournalists outside.

a may b cant c must

% &ont buy those cheap &'&s. They ______________ be illegal

copies.

a cant b might c could

( )e care#ul in the station. There ______________ be pickpockets.

a could b must c cant

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T!e t!i d conditional

& Unde line t!e co ect "o ds#

I# the police hadnt #ound the clues* they wouldnt solved /

have solved the crime.

1 I# the robbers hadnt made / hadnt make that phone call*

the police wouldnt have arrested them.

2 I# I hadnt watched the news* I wouldnt have known /

wouldnt known about the robbery.

" I# vandals hadnt damaged / hadnt damage the building*

it wouldnt have been closed.

% I# the police hadnt +uestioned him* he wouldnt have

admitted / wouldnt admitted to the crime.

( I# the police had arrested / had arrest the wrong person*

they would have released him by now.

' Co ect t!e sentences#

I# I had le#t work earlier* I wouldnt have see the robbery.

If I had left work earlier, I wouldnt have seen the robbery.

1 I# we had knew he was a thie#* we wouldnt have given him

all our money.

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2 I# the criminal hadnt lied in court* he wouldnt have go to

prison.

__________________________________________________________ " I# we had ,nd this clue earlier* we would have arrested the

suspect straight away.

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% I# the kidnapper had contacted the police* they would talked

to him.

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( I# the police has solved this crime +uickly* we would have #elt

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happier.

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GRAMMAR ()T(NSION UNIT 6

Modals of deduction and possibility

1 Co$plete t!e sentences "it! a suitable "o d# T!e e $i%!t be $o e t!an onepossible ans"e #

There arent many clues. It might be difcult to solve thecrime.

1 The criminals ______________ be in court today. There are lots

o# $ournalists outside.

2 The police know that you saw the crime. They ______________

want to talk to you.

" )e care#ul in the station. There ______________ be pickpockets.

% The police ______________ suspect Tom. es never committed

a crime!

( &ont buy those cheap &'&s. They ______________ be illegal

copies.

- The robber knew the bank well it ______________ be

someone who works there.

/isa ______________ be a robber. 0he never goes out!

T!e t!i d conditional

& Co$plete t!e sentences "it! t!e co ect fo $ of t!e *e bs in b ac+ets#

I# the police hadnt +uestioned him* he wouldnt have

admitted not admit to the crime.

1 I# vandals ___________________ not damage the building* it

wouldnt have been closed.

2 I# the police hadnt #ound the clues* they ___________________

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not solve the crime.

" I# I hadnt watched the news* I ___________________ not know

about the robbery.

% I# the police ___________________ arrest the wrong person*they would have released him by now.

( I# the robbers ___________________ not make that phone call*

the police wouldnt have arrested them.

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' , ite sentences usin% t!e t!i d conditional#

i# 3 we 3 ,nd 3 this clue 3 earlier 3 we 3 arrest 3 the suspect 3

straight away

If we had found this clue earlier, we would have arrested the

suspect straight away.

1 i# 3 the kidnapper 3 contact 3 the police 3 they 3 talk 3 to him

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2 i# 3 the police 3 solve 3 this crime 3 +uickly 3 we 3 #eel 3 happier

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" i# 3 we 3 know 3 he was a thie# 3 we 3 not 3 give 3 him 3 all our

money

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% i# I 3 leave 3 work earlier 3 I 3 not 3 see 3 the robbery

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( i# 3 the criminal 3 not lie 3 in court 3 he 3 not go 3 to prison

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