Must, Can, Can’t | Grammar Exercise
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Fill in the blanks with must, must not, can or cannot.

1. You have been working all day. You .............................. be tired.
must
can
can't

2. Tina ......................... be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
must
can
can't

3. It .............................. be the postman. He has already been.
cannot
must be

4. You ................................. be joking.
can't
must

5. When I saw her, she was crying. She ............................ have a problem.
can't
can
must

6. There is no light in his room. He ......................... be asleep.
must
can
can't

7. Nirali is new to the city. She ............................ have many friends here.
can't
mustn't
must

8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He ........................... know a lot of people here.
must
can
can't

9. You haven't eaten anything since morning. You ......................... be hungry.
must
can
can't

10. You have just had lunch. You .......................... be hungry now.
can't
must
must not

11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She .............................. be pleased.
must
can
can't

12. They live in the same neighborhood. They .............................. know each other.
must
can
can't
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🟢Answers🟢

1. You have been working all day. You must be tired.
2. Tina must be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
3. It cannot be the postman. He has already been.
4. You must be joking.
5. When I saw her, she was crying. She must have a problem.
6. There is no light in his room. He must be asleep.

7. Nirali is new to the city. She can’t have many friends here.
8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He must know a lot of people here.
9. You haven’t eaten anything since morning. You must be hungry.
10. You have just had lunch. You can’t be hungry now.
11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She must be pleased.
12. They live in the same neighborhood. They must know each other.
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Figures of speech – Simile and Metaphor – Part I -- 102
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👉🏻 A figure of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression. It is employed to produce a greater effect.
There are four different kinds of figures of speech.

🔹1. Those based on resemblance
Examples are: simile, metaphor, personification and apostrophe

🔹2. Those based on contrast
Examples are: antithesis and epigram

🔹3. Those based on association
Examples are: metonymy and synecdoche

🔹4. Those depending on the construction of the plot
Examples are: climax and anticlimax
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🔷 Simile
In a simile we make a comparison between two objects of different kinds. These two objects will have at least one point in common.

🔸The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. (Here a comparison is made between the righteous and the palm tree.)
🔸Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
🔸O my Love’s like a red, red rose
🔸That’s newly sprung in June;
🔸O my Love’s like a melodie
🔸That’s sweetly played in tune.

🔖 Here are some similes common in everyday speech.
◾️as proud as a peacock
◾️as cool as a cucumber
◾️as hard as nails
◾️as good as gold
◾️as old as the hills
◾️as clear as crystal

🔎 Note
A comparison of two things of the same kind is not a simile.
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🔶 Metaphor

👉🏻 A metaphor is an implied simile. It doesn’t state that one thing is like another or acts as another. Instead it says that the two things are one and the same. A simile, on the other hand, says that one thing is like another.
Thus, when we say, ‘She is like an angel’ we use a simile, but when we say ‘She is an angel’, we use a metaphor.

🔖 Examples are:
*️⃣Life is a dream. (Metaphor)
*️⃣Life is like a dream. (Simile)
*️⃣The camel is the ship of the desert. (Metaphor)
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