Question

Correct the mistakes in the sentences I may read very fast.You can’t be late.Must I ask you, Miss? You can’t smoke here. You mustn’t swim well. May my grandmother speak 5 languages? Must you cook?She can’t speak at the lesson.​

Answer 1

Відповідь:I can read very fast.You mustn’t be late .May I ask you,Miss?You mustn’t smoke here.You can’t swim well.Can my grandmother speak 5 languages?Can you cook?She mustn’t speak at the lesson

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Answer 2

Correcting Mistakes in the Sentences:

The given sentences contain various mistakes related to modal verbs. Let's correct them one by one:

1. "I may read very fast." Correction: "I might read very fast." Explanation: "May" is used to express permission or possibility, while "might" is used to express a possibility or a past form of "may."

2. "You can’t be late." Correction: "You mustn't be late." Explanation: "Can't" expresses inability, while "mustn't" expresses prohibition or necessity to avoid being late.

3. "Must I ask you, Miss?" Correction: "May I ask you, Miss?" Explanation: "Must" expresses obligation, while "may" is used to ask for permission.

4. "You can’t smoke here." Correction: "You mustn't smoke here." Explanation: "Can't" expresses inability, while "mustn't" expresses prohibition.

5. "You mustn’t swim well." Correction: "You mustn’t swim here." Explanation: Assuming the intended meaning is to express prohibition, the word "well" is unnecessary, and "here" is more appropriate to indicate the location.

6. "May my grandmother speak 5 languages?" Correction: "Can my grandmother speak 5 languages?" Explanation: "May" is used to ask for permission, while "can" is used to inquire about ability.

7. "Must you cook?" Correction: "Do you have to cook?" Explanation: "Must" expresses obligation, while "have to" is an alternative way to express obligation.

8. "She can’t speak at the lesson." Correction: "She mustn't speak during the lesson." Explanation: "Can't" expresses inability, while "mustn't" expresses prohibition.

The revised sentences now correctly use modal verbs to convey the intended meanings.