Practice Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Add commas where necessary. In which sentences can you leave out the relative pronoun? 1 The job I applied for was advertised on the internet. 2 The mother child was injured in the accident contacted her lawyer. 3 Did you hear they said about Sally? 4 The flat next door owner moved abroad is for rent. 5 The people we work with are bank clerks and company consultants. 6 Are these the orders you’ve been waiting for? 7 Our friends couldn’t meet us after all was very disappointing. 8 Some of the people had promised to come to the event didn’t turn up. Unit 2 will, could, may, might Meaning Use will to say you are sure about something in the future. You can also use will to talk about now or about things in general. People will do most of their shopping online in the future. He’s always complaining so no one will listen to him. Use might, may and could to say you’re not sure about something now or in the future. Chinese might /may / could become the most important language in the world. (future) A: Where’s Kim? B: I don’t know. She might /may / could be at work. (now) There might /may / could be thousands of animal species we don’t know about. (in general) There’s a difference in register between may and might. May is more formal than might. There is an important difference between could and can. The supermarket could be crowded on Saturday. (= It’s possible that it will be crowded on Saturday.) The supermarket can be crowded on Saturday. (= It is sometimes crowded on Saturday.) Use will /may with other words to show that you are more or less sure. Nick will probably be there. Also: Nick may well be there. Possibly /Maybe / Perhaps Nick will be there. You can also use be likely to and be unlikely to to express probability. Use more or less to compare probabilities. Don’t call Nathalie now. She’s likely to be busy at work. She’s unlikely to have her mobile switched on. Try her landline. She’s more likely to be at home than at work. She’s less likely to answer if you call her mobile. Form will /might /may / could + infinitive without to Will it rain? - Could it rain? It’ll / It will rain. It may /might rain. It could rain. / Yes, it will. /No, it won’t. It might /might not. It may /may not. It could. It won’t /will not rain. It might not rain. It may not rain. – Practice 1a Complete the conversations with will, won’t or might. 1 A: K im’s got her driving test tomorrow. Do you think she pass? B: Hm, she’s not really prepared. She pass if she gets a nice examiner. 2 A: it be hot enough to have a picnic? B: W ell, the weather forecast says it be 35°. A: Yeah, but they be wrong. They often are. 3 A: Shall we go to Luigi’s for dinner? B: Yes, but it be fully booked; it’s sometimes busy. A: I’m sure it be full on a Monday night. B: Well, you be right, but let’s ring anyway. 1b Find one place in each conversation to use may well. 2a Rewrite the marked parts of the conversation 1–8 using the modal verbs and expressions of probability. A: What do you think has happened to Monica? B: (1) Perhaps she’s stuck in traffic. might A: Yeah, but the train leaves in ten minutes. I’ll phone her. B: (2) She probably won’t answer the phone if she’s driving. be unlikely to A: Let’s phone Vic. (3) He probably knows where she is. may well OK. He says (4) he’s sure she’ll be here soon . definitely B: Will Elisa come, do you think? A: Hm, (5) she’ll probably have a lie in! be more likely to B: Yeah. What do you think the training will be like? A: I haven’t a clue. (6) Maybe it’ll be interesting . could B: I hope so. Anyway, what are you doing this evening? A: Well, (7) perhaps I’ll have a quiet evening in. I’m a bit tired. may 185 G Grammar reference and practice Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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