Topic: MODALS (Couldn't/Might Not) |
level: Intermediate
Choose whether each sentence requires could not or might not .
Click on Answer to see the correct response.
1. I _____ make my flight to Dallas on time.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
2. I'm sorry, but I _____ be able to come today.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
3. I'm sure that _____ have been him.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
4. I'm not sure, but that _____ have been him.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
5. Let's check the news. The airport _____ be open.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
6. I _____ tell him the truth about Holly, but I should have.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
7. Jeanette had made other plans, so she _____ come with us to the museum yesterday.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
8. Jeanette has made other plans, so she _____ come with us to the museum today.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
9. That incompetent lawyer _____ have possibly won that case!
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
10. She _____ have told him. That's why he didn't mention anything to me.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
11. I _____ be able to make it to class tomorrow.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
12. Everyone thinks he'll win, but he _____.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
13. The news _____ have come at a worse time!
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
14. They're a good team, but they _____ win yesterday.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
15. I'm not sure, but that _____ be the right answer.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
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