Question 17
Identify the modal auxiliary in the following sentence.
“He might come in May.”
Come
May
Might
Both May and Might
Question 17: Identify the modal auxiliary in the following sentence.\…
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Might
Question 17 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 13 Mar 2022, in the January 2022 term (IIT M FOUNDATION QUIZ2 EXAM QPE2 13 Mar 2022). It carries 1 mark.
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