Uses of Modal Auxiliaries

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sumon.

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Hi everyone.
Between Head master and Old Student :


Student : May I come in Sir?

H.M : Yes, Can I know why you are late?

Student : I could not catch the 9.20 bus, Sir.

H.M : Hereafter you must come late. (I think here It would be mustn't or shouldn't.)

Student : No, I won’t Sir.

H.M : You won’t get up early.(I think here it would be should)

Are these modal auxiliaries used correctly?
Ref:Modal Auxiliaries : Letters : Parts of English : Alphabets

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Barb_D

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You are right and the example is wrong. Some of the dialogues on that page make almost no sense. I hope you are not paying to use that site. The teacher's last line can also be "You must" instead of "you should" but "early" should be "earlier."
 

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Hi everyone.


Are these modal auxiliaries used correctly?
Ref:Modal Auxiliaries : Letters : Parts of English : Alphabets

Thank you....

Between Head master and Old Student :


Student : May I come in Sir? OK.

H.M : Yes, Can I know why you are late? "Can you tell me.....?" or "Tell me...." or "Why are you late?" would be better.

Student : I could not catch the 9.20 bus, Sir. OK

H.M : Hereafter you must come late. (I think here It would be mustn't or shouldn't. Yes)

Student : No, I won’t Sir. OK.

H.M : You won’t get up early.(I think here it [STRIKE]would[/STRIKE] be should Yes)
 

5jj

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Some of the dialogues on that page make almost no sense.
I agree. It's possible that some of the dialogues may be acceptable in Indian English - I just don't know - but do not use that page if you are interested in standard British or American English.
 
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