Modal Verbs and Relative Clauses in English: Complete Grammar Practice
Modal Verbs and Relative Clauses in English
1. Modal Verbs
There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You needn't buy any.
It's a hospital. You mustn't smoke.
He had been working for more than eleven hours. He must be tired after such hard work. He may prefer to get some rest.
I could speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I can just say a few things in the language.
Can you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I can't.
If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you need to work hard.
Take an umbrella. It might rain later.
You shouldn't leave small objects lying around. Such objects may be swallowed by children.
People mustn't walk on grass.
Drivers must stop when the traffic lights are red.
May I ask a question? Yes, of course.
You needn't take your umbrella. It is not raining.
Can you speak Italian? No, I can't.
2. The Verb Do and Make
He does the cleaning and the cooking.
Please, do the shopping and the washing-up.
It's time we did some serious work.
They can do a lot of damage to the ocean environment.
She wanted to make an announcement.
Have you all made an application for the driving test?
Don't make any noise.
Let me do your hair.
Please, will you do me this favour?
Make love, not war.
Their children make a mess in the garden every time they come.
I don't like it when you make fun of him.
3. Relative Clauses
This is the man who saved the kid.
The house whose windows are open is beautiful.
The writer who wrote that article won the Nobel Prize.
He bought a car which runs fast.
He was wearing a cap which was black.
A lion is an animal which is very strong.
A novelist is a person who writes novels.
A bottle opener is a device which opens bottles.
The girl whose mother writes poems speaks Chinese.
A detective is someone who discovers the truth about crimes.
4. Concession: Although and In Spite Of
Although she is beautiful, everybody hates her.
The children slept deeply in spite of the noise.
In spite of earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents.
Jane rarely sees Alan although they are neighbors.
Kate did not do well in the exam in spite of working very hard.
Although I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.
In spite of the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem.
Liza never talked to him although she loved him.
Although it was cold, Marie didn't put on her coat.
Clare did the work in spite of being ill.
Although the weather was bad, we had a good time.
In spite of all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong.
Although we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
5. Cause and Contrast
I went to the hospital because I was feeling very ill.
I went to work the next day although I was still feeling ill.
She accepted the job in spite of the low salary.
She refused the job because of the low salary.
I managed to sleep although the hotel was noisy. / I couldn't get to sleep because of the noise. / He runs fast in spite of his old age.