REWRITING MODALS
It’s possible that it will rain tomorrow
It may /might rain tomorrow
She can swim
She couldn’t swim when she was a child
She must be hard-working because she gets
very good marks
She can’t be at home
You should /ought to give up smoking
You have to/ need to be at school at 8:45
You must be back at 2 am
You don’t have to/needn’t go to school on
Wednesday afternoon.
You mustn’t smoke at school
You can’t smoke at school
You may not smoke at school
It’s likely that it will rain tomorrow
It ‘s probable that it will rain tomorrow
Maybe it will rain tomorrow
Perhaps it will rain tomorrow
It will probably rain tomorrow
She is able to swim
She is capable of swimming
She knows how to swim
She wasn’t able to swim when she was a child
She wasn’t capable ofswimming….
She didn’t know how to swim …
I’m sure she is hard-working because she gets
very good marks
I’m certain she is hard-working because she gets
very good marks
I suppose she is hard-working because…
It’s impossible she is at home
I advise you to give up smoking
If I were you, I would give up smoking
You’d better give up smoking
It’s a good idea to give up smoking.
It is advisable for you to give up smoking
I think it would be good for you to give up
smoking
It’s necessary for you to be at school at 8:45
You are obliged to be back at 2 am
It isn’t necessary for you to go to school on
Wednesday afternoon.
There s no need for you to go to school on..
It’s forbidden to smoke at school
It’s banned to smoke at school
It’s prohibited to smoke at school
You aren’t allowed to smoke at school
You aren’t permitted to smoke t school
They don’t let you smoke at school