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Must Mustn'T CAN Can'T Needn'T Should Shouldn'T: Make Sentence Transformations

This document provides examples of sentence transformations using modal verbs like must, mustn't, can, can't, needn't, should, and shouldn't. It gives the original sentence using one of these modal verbs and then provides the transformed sentence using the appropriate verb form. For example, the original sentence "You are not allowed to pick these flowers" is transformed to "You mustn't pick these flowers." It provides 40 examples of these sentence transformations to demonstrate how to properly use these modal verbs.

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Must Mustn'T CAN Can'T Needn'T Should Shouldn'T: Make Sentence Transformations

This document provides examples of sentence transformations using modal verbs like must, mustn't, can, can't, needn't, should, and shouldn't. It gives the original sentence using one of these modal verbs and then provides the transformed sentence using the appropriate verb form. For example, the original sentence "You are not allowed to pick these flowers" is transformed to "You mustn't pick these flowers." It provides 40 examples of these sentence transformations to demonstrate how to properly use these modal verbs.

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MUST It’s necessary …., It’s your duty…..

, You are obliged to

MUSTN’T It’s forbidden…, It’s prohibited…. You are not allowed to

CAN You are allowed to…. It’s possible….

CAN’T It’s not possible

NEEDN’T It isn’t necessary for you to …, It is unnecessary for you to …

SHOULD It’s advisable for you to …

SHOULDN’T It’s not advisable for you to …, It’s inadvisable for you to ….

Make sentence transformations:


1. You are not allowed to pick these flowers. You _____________________________________________________
2. It is advisable for them to wear sweaters in the mountains. They _______________________________________
3. It is unnecessary for her to dye her hair. She _______________________________________________________
4. It is possible for him to make some mistakes in his essay. He __________________________________________
5. Surgeons are obliged to scrub their hands before the operation. They ___________________________________
6. It isn’t necessary for Emma to wash her dog once a week. Emma _____________________________________
7. Is it possible to recycle garden trimmings? _________________________________________________________
8. It isn’t advisable to play with matches. You _______________________________________________________
9. It is not possible for us to spend this evening at the concert. We ________________________________________
10. James is obliged to copy the files. James___________________________________________________________
11. It is forbidden to use mobiles phones in hospital. ____________________________________________________
12. It isn’t necessary for Helen to prepare a birthday cake. Helen __________________________________________
13. Students are not allowed to eat and drink in the classroom. Students _____________________________________
14. You are allowed to wait outside. You _____________________________________________________________
15. It is your duty to be in the office on time. You ______________________________________________________
16. It isn’t necessary for Celia to look for a new flat. Celia ________________________________________________
17. It is forbidden to cut down protected trees . _________________________________________________________
18. It is necessary for us to stop using so much energy ___________________________________________________
19. It is advisable for John to attend this seminar. John __________________________________________________
20. It’s not possible that we will do this exercise properly. We ____________________________________________
21. He is not allowed to reuse this bottle. He __________________________________________________________
22. It isn’t necessary for Ann to cook dinner today. Anne ________________________________________________
23. It is possible that Josh repairs this leaking pipe. Josh _________________________________________________
24. It is necessary for you to see the doctor. You _______________________________________________________
25. It is inadvisable for your family to invest money in this risky business. Your family ________________________
26. He is not allowed to take my car. He ______________________________________________________________
27. It’s forbidden to feed these animals. You __________________________________________________________
28. It isn’t necessary to dust the furniture. You _______________________________________________
29. It is possible to rent a flat very cheaply. You _______________________________________________
30. It is advisable for her to clean her room. She _______________________________________________
31. It’s your duty to wear running shoes here. You _______________________________________________
32. It’s not possible for them to be late. They _____________________________________________________
33. It is prohibited to take pictures in the museum. People ___________________________________________
34. It’s necessary for Helen to attend the meeting. Helen ____________________________________________
35. It is advisable for Ken to change his hair style. Ken _________________________________________________
36. It’s possible for us to go to the spa tomorrow. We ___________________________________________________
37. You are obliged to iron the clothes. You __________________________________________________________
38. Dogs aren’t allowed to bark at night. Dogs _________________________________________________________
39. It is possible to book tickets for the concert. You ____________________________________________________
40. It isn’t necessary to extract the tooth now. You ______________________________________________________

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