Оригинал на английском:
48. In English modal verbs allow you to speak about possible actions or facts with a particular degree of certainty:
How will you react to the questions below using these verbs?
Example: Look at that bird crowing in the tree. Do you think it’s a dove? — It may be a crow but it can’t be a dove, because doves coo, they don’t crow.
1. Do people speak French and Arabic in Morocco? 2. Is a fawn a young deer or a young wolf? 3. May I ask you something? Do you know if a grandfather clock is an old clock or a tall clock which stands on the floor? 4. I wonder if “The Great Gatsby” was written by Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald or somebody else? 5. Do you happen to know if crimson is a shade of blue, green or red? 6. Is it true that each cricket match takes three or four days to complete? 7. I forget if Woody Allen is a painter or an actor. Can you help me? 8. Is Mark Twain the author’s real name? If not, what is his real name? 9. Do you happen to know if a mile is longer or shorter than a kilometre? 10. I know there is a noun “soldier” but is there a verb “to soldier”? What do you think it means?
How will you react to the questions below using these verbs?
Example: Look at that bird crowing in the tree. Do you think it’s a dove? — It may be a crow but it can’t be a dove, because doves coo, they don’t crow.
1. Do people speak French and Arabic in Morocco? 2. Is a fawn a young deer or a young wolf? 3. May I ask you something? Do you know if a grandfather clock is an old clock or a tall clock which stands on the floor? 4. I wonder if “The Great Gatsby” was written by Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald or somebody else? 5. Do you happen to know if crimson is a shade of blue, green or red? 6. Is it true that each cricket match takes three or four days to complete? 7. I forget if Woody Allen is a painter or an actor. Can you help me? 8. Is Mark Twain the author’s real name? If not, what is his real name? 9. Do you happen to know if a mile is longer or shorter than a kilometre? 10. I know there is a noun “soldier” but is there a verb “to soldier”? What do you think it means?