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Can & Be Able To

Re-Ordering
and Error Correction
Put these words into the correct order to make sentences
with "can" or "be able to".
• flight / able / were / contact / you / ? / to / the / canceled / about / Carol
• the / concert / I / buy / couldn't / . / tickets / music / classical / for
• you / were / three / read / years / ? / when / you / could / old
• broken / for / we're / able / a / computer / . / to / give / you / full / the /
refund / not
• until / my / she / write / ten / was / . / nearly / couldn't / mother
• pass / understand / I / couldn't / ! / because / the / I / couldn't / exam / it
• kept / the / was / finally / fence / trying / . / the / over / and / able / dog / to /
jump
• busy / was / see / so / him / that / . / at / work / I / Pete / couldn't
• Were you able to contact Carol about the canceled flight?
• I couldn't buy tickets for the classical music concert.
• Could you read when you were three years old?
• We're not able to give you a full refund for the broken computer.
• My mother couldn't write until she was nearly ten.
• I couldn't pass the exam because I couldn't understand it!
• The dog kept trying and finally was able to jump over the fence.
• Pete was so busy at work that I couldn't see him.
Can Error Correction
Look at these sentences that all use "can". Which ones are correct?
• 1. This window is very dirty. I can't see through it!

• 2. Martha can speaks English very well. She's a good student.

• 3. Can you to open this door for me, please?

• 4. Can I borrow some money until Friday?

• 5. My father cans drive a truck.

• 6. Do you can go to the post office and buy twenty stamps for me?

• 7. When you see Doug, can you tell him the meeting is cancelled?

• 8. They can swim very fast, but they can't dive.


• 1. This window is very dirty. I can't see through it! CORRECT

• 2. Martha can SPEAK English very well. She's a good student.

• 3. Can YOU OPEN this door for me, please?

• 4. Can I borrow some money until Friday? CORRECT

• 5. My father CAN drive a truck.

• 6. CAN YOU GO to the post office and buy twenty stamps for me?

• 7. When you see Doug, can you tell him the meeting is cancelled? CORRECT

• 8. They can swim very fast, but they can't dive. CORRECT

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