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Modals of deduction

Grammar · B2 · 3 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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  1. Sheet 1 · 40 minModals of deduction: the mystery of the empty officePresent and past deduction (must, might, can't have) in a light-hearted workplace mystery, then write your own.
  2. Sheet 2 · 35 minModals of deduction: puzzles from the natural worldDraw conclusions from scientific evidence with must, might and can't (have), then speculate about unexplained events.
  3. Sheet 3 · 30 minModals of deduction: whose bag is it?Speculate about the owners of lost luggage at an airport using must, might, could and can't, then write a lost property report.