11 Fill in the gaps with must or can't. 1 A: What's that nojso?
B: It mit be the cat outside.
2 A: That will be £5, please.
B: It WERBE be £5. I only had a cup of coffee!
3 A: Peter's coming home tomorrow.
B: He be. He only left for Hong Kong
this morning!
4 A: Mum, there's someone at the door.
B: Oh, it be Aunt Mary. She's going
to help me make some bread.
5 A: Gosh, I'm so tired.
B: You be tired. You just woke up.
6 A: Look at that man with the broken arm.
B: He be in a lot of pain.
7 A: Mrs Samson always has beautiful roses in her
garden.
B: Yes. She be a very good gardener.
8 A: The cake is ready.
B: It be! I only put it in the oven ten
minutes ago.
9 A: Amy graduated from university.
B: Oh, that's wonderful. You
proud of her
10 A: Glen's driving his father's car.
B: He be. He doesn't know how to drive.
be very
Will (predictions)
B: It must be the cat outside.
Explanation: We use "must" to express a strong possibility or likelihood. In this case, it is very likely that the noise is caused by the cat outside.
2 A: That will be £5, please.
B: It can't be £5. I only had a cup of coffee!
Explanation: We use "can't" to express a strong belief that something is not true or possible. In this case, it is not possible for the bill to be £5 because the person only had a cup of coffee.
3 A: Peter's coming home tomorrow.
B: He must be. He only left for Hong Kong this morning!
Explanation: We use "must" to express a deduction or conclusion based on evidence or logic. In this case, it is logical to conclude that Peter will be coming home tomorrow since he only left for Hong Kong this morning.
4 A: Mum, there's someone at the door.
B: Oh, it must be Aunt Mary. She's going to help me make some bread.
Explanation: We use "must" to express a deduction or strong likelihood. In this case, it is likely that Aunt Mary is at the door because she mentioned helping with making bread.
5 A: Gosh, I'm so tired.
B: You can't be tired. You just woke up.
Explanation: We use "can't" to express a strong belief that something is not true or possible. In this case, it is not possible for the person to be tired because they just woke up.
6 A: Look at that man with the broken arm.
B: He must be in a lot of pain.
Explanation: We use "must" to express a deduction or strong likelihood. In this case, it is likely that the man is in a lot of pain because he has a broken arm.
7 A: Mrs Samson always has beautiful roses in her garden.
B: Yes. She must be a very good gardener.
Explanation: We use "must" to express a deduction or strong likelihood. In this case, it is likely that Mrs Samson is a very good gardener because she always has beautiful roses in her garden.
8 A: The cake is ready.
B: It can't be! I only put it in the oven ten minutes ago.
Explanation: We use "can't" to express a strong belief that something is not true or possible. In this case, it is not possible for the cake to be ready because it was only put in the oven ten minutes ago.
9 A: Amy graduated from university.
B: Oh, that's wonderful. You must be very proud of her.
Explanation: We use "must" to express a deduction or strong likelihood. In this case, it is likely that the person is very proud of Amy because she graduated from university.
10 A: Glen's driving his father's car.
B: He can't be. He doesn't know how to drive.
Explanation: We use "can't" to express a strong belief that something is not true or possible. In this case, it is not possible for Glen to be driving his father's car because he doesn't know how to drive.