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Can, could, be able (to), must, have (to). 30 балл A White Winter Dress The Little Hare** was not happy: he was afraid of the Fox and the Bear. In summer he 1)... hide in the grass. But hedid no! know | how to get ready for winter. “I 2)... ask my friends, they 3) ... help me,” he thought. So he went to the Partridge*** and said, “4)... you tell me, good bird, how you hide from the Fox in winter? And the Partridge answered: “'When Autumn goes, she always leaves me a white costume. I put it on and the Fox 5)... not see me in the snow.*’ “You 6)... be a very brave bird/ said the Hare. “But I’m afraid of Autumn/' Then the Hare met some other friends but no one 7)... help him, so he 8)...to go back to his tree and he slept under it. In the morning he got up and saw that the forest was white! “What.9).. I do?” he thought and came to the water to drink. He saw» a white hare there, as white as snow. *'Oh, who 10)... it be? It 11)... be another Hare! Oh, it’s me, in a white dress.”

Answer 1

1 has to

2 can

3 must

4 can

5 can

6 cant

7 have

8 can

9 can

10 can

Answer 2

Can, could, be able (to), must, have (to) are all modal verbs that indicate different abilities, possibilities, obligations, or permissions.

In the given passage, the little hare is not happy because he is afraid of the fox and the bear during winter. In the summer, he used to hide in the grass. However, he doesn't know how to prepare for winter.

1) "I could hide in the grass" - The little hare is expressing that he had the ability to hide in the grass during summer. 2) "I must ask my friends" - The little hare feels it is necessary for him to ask his friends for help. 3) "They could help me" - The little hare believes that his friends have the ability to help him. 4) "Can you tell me" - The little hare is asking if the partridge has the ability to tell him something. 5) "The fox cannot see me in the snow" - The partridge explains that by wearing a white costume, the fox won't be able to see her in the snow. 6) "You must be a very brave bird" - The little hare is expressing that the partridge must be a brave bird. 7) "No one could help him" - The little hare realizes that nobody has the ability to help him. 8) "He had to go back to his tree" - The little hare had the obligation to return to his tree. 9) "What must I do?" - The little hare is questioning what his obligation or action should be. 10) "Who could it be?" - The little hare wonders who has the ability to be there as a white hare. 11) "It must be another hare!" - The little hare believes that it is likely to be another hare.

Overall, the modal verbs used in the passage highlight the little hare's abilities, obligations, possibilities, and uncertainties in preparing for winter and dealing with his fears.