Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its ...

★ Modals of Speculation and Deduction

Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its meaning: ‘They could have finished the project.’

A. could have

B. will have

C. may have

D. might have

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Apply a modal of speculation in the context of a missing person in a story.

A. Speculating about the missing person is not necessary in the story.

B. Modal verbs such as ‘could’, ‘might’, ‘may’ can be used to speculate about the possible whereabouts or fate of the missing person.

C. Modal verbs such as ‘will’, ‘shall’, ‘must’ can be used to speculate about the possible whereabouts or fate of the missing person.

D. Using past tense verbs like ‘was’, ‘were’, ‘had’ can be used to speculate about the possible whereabouts or fate of the missing person.