Exam practice: Conditionals, modality and the passive
How it works
In this topic area, you practise how conditional sentences, modal verbs and the passive are used in English. Conditions express what could happen under certain circumstances, e.g. ‹If it rains, we will stay inside.› Modal verbs such as ‹can›, ‹must› and ‹should› show possibility, necessity or permission, e.g. ‹You must do your homework.› The passive is used when the acting person is unimportant or unknown, e.g. ‹The cake was eaten.› You should recognise how these structures are formed and used correctly in context.
Conditional sentences with ‹if› consist of two parts: condition and result. Modal verbs come before the main verb in the infinitive, for example ‹can go› or ‹should listen›. The passive is formed with a form of ‹be› and the past participle, for example ‹is built›, ‹was eaten› or ‹has been finished›.
An example
Choose the sentence that correctly expresses a possibility: ‹You can go to the party if you finish your homework.› or ‹You must go to the party if you finish your homework.›
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