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Rephrasing Modals

The document contains a series of sentences that require rephrasing using modals and perfect modals. Each sentence prompts the user to express the same idea differently while maintaining the original meaning. The focus is on transforming statements about necessity, possibility, and advice into alternative forms.

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Rephrasing Modals

The document contains a series of sentences that require rephrasing using modals and perfect modals. Each sentence prompts the user to express the same idea differently while maintaining the original meaning. The focus is on transforming statements about necessity, possibility, and advice into alternative forms.

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MODALS REPHRASING

1 It would be good for your health to give up smoking immediately.

I think

2 Is it necessary for me to bring my passport?

Do

3 I am sure the cat is in the house somewhere.

The cat

4 It´s possible that I´ll come to your party.

5 Speaking to the audience is not necessary.

We

6 I thought that you would know better.

You

7 Perhaps they don´t know the answer.

They

8 The teacher says that it is not necessary to bring the dictionary.

We

9 It´s forbidden to cheat in an exam.

You

10 His bedroom´s light´s on. It´s possible he´s at home.

He

11 The baby´s coughing a lot. Maybe she has a cold.

The baby

12 There aren´t any ambulances. It definitely isn´t a serious accident.

It

13 Alex rang. It´s possible that he won´t come.

He

14 They are getting out of the car. Maybe they aren´t injured.

They

15 I advise you to eat more slowly.

You
16 Driving without headlights is forbidden.

You

17 You are not allowed to leave until the exam has finished.

You

18 It wasn´t necessary to dress up, so we didn´t.

We

19 I´m sure she is studying.

She

20 It is not necessary for you to wait.

You

PERFECT MODALS
1 I´m sure that David took your books by mistake. He was in such a hurry!

David

2 It was a mistake to park outside the police station.

You

3 You were wrong to study so late.

You

4 I did badly in the exam because I didn´t work hard enough.

5 Heather possibly hasn´t left yet.

Heather

6 It was possible for you to hurt yourself.

You

7 I´m certain that the class enjoyed it.

They

8 I´m sure Jenny wasn´t at the party. She was studying with me for an exam.

Jenny

9 You cleaned all the windows, which wasn´t necessary.

You
10 It´s impossible, you didn´t see Jack because he was at home.

You

11 I helped her but it wasn´t necessary.

12 I don´t think he has been feeling well lately. He has been sick several times.

He

13 It was not necessary for him to pay for the damage, although he did.

He

14 Perhaps you forgot to pick up your change.

You

15 I´m sure she studied hard for this exam.

She

16 He didn´t offered to do the shopping, but he had time for it

He

17 I´m sure he was in the house at the time.

He

18 Perhaps he didn´t see me.

He

19 It´s impossible that Janet saw you.

Janet

20 It was silly of you to skip a lesson.

You

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