Activity 2.
Underline the correct modal/modals that complete each
quotation
1. "If a man (could. must) have half his wishes, he (will, would
double his troubles." - Benjamin Franklin
2. "We cannot, will not) control the tragic things that happen to us,
but we (can, will control the way we face up to them." - Anonymous
3. "Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are secret power
working 24 hours a day for good or bad. We (could, ought to) know
how to harness or control this great force." - Charles Simmons
4. "An optimist (may, must) see a light when there is none, but why
(can,must) the pessimist run to blow it out?" - Michael de St. Pierre
5. "You (might, should) make yourself useful to somebody. You
(wouldn't shouldn't) make life hard to any." - Ralph Wardo
Emerson​