Use a modal to make a past deduction in the ...

[ Modals of Speculation and Deduction ]

Use a modal to make a past deduction in the following sentence: ‘The train arrived late, so it ____________ have been a signal problem.’

A. must have

B. should have

C. could have

D. might have

Select your answer:
A B C D E

Other quiz:

Grammar › View

The April edition of Fishing and More magazine looks __________ different from previous issues because of the new art editor.

A. completed

B. complete

C. completely

D. completing

Tenses Usage › View

In 2015, world leaders _____ the Paris Agreement to combat climate change.

A. signs

B. signed

C. had signed

D. were signing

Vocabulary › View

I’m going to _______________ my old clothes to the charity shop to help those in need.

A. change

B. get by

C. give away

D. run out of

Gerunds › View

Identify the gerund phrase:

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

A. After the accident

B. Laura was afriad

C. Afraid of driving

D. driving her car