Identify the correct sentence/s. a. The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody could escape. b. The phone is ringing. It can be Tim. c. What do I have to do to get a driving licence?
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (3) Only c
मोडल ऑक्सिलरीजच्या (Modal Auxiliaries) वापराचे नियम:
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विधान a: "The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody could escape."
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चूक: भूतकाळात विशिष्ट कठीण प्रसंगातून यशस्वीरीत्या बाहेर पडणे (specific achievement/success) दर्शवण्यासाठी 'could' वापरत नाहीत; 'was able to / managed to escape' वापरतात.
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विधान b: "The phone is ringing. It can be Tim."
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चूक: वर्तमानकाळातील शक्यता (Epistemic possibility) दर्शवण्यासाठी होकारार्थी वाक्यात 'can' वापरत नाहीत; 'may / might / could be Tim' वापरतात.
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विधान c: "What do I have to do to get a driving licence?"
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बरोबर: बंधन किंवा आवश्यकता (Obligation/Requirement) विचारण्यासाठी 'have to' ची प्रश्नार्थक रचना अचूक आहे.
त्यामुळे केवळ विधान c बरोबर आहे.
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भूतकाळातील विशिष्ट घटनेत यशस्वी होणे: was/were able to किंवा managed to (could नाही).
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वर्तमानकाळातील शक्यता: may/might/could (होकारार्थी वाक्यात शक्यता सांगण्यासाठी 'can' वापरत नाहीत).
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) Only c
Rules governing Modal Auxiliaries:
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Sentence a: "The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody could escape."
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Incorrect: For successfully managing a specific past task/escape on a single occasion, standard English requires 'was able to escape' or 'managed to escape', not 'could' (which only indicates general ability).
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Sentence b: "The phone is ringing. It can be Tim."
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Incorrect: In affirmative statements, present factual possibility is expressed by 'may / might / could', not 'can'.
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Sentence c: "What do I have to do to get a driving licence?"
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Correct: Standard question structure querying necessary obligation using the semi-modal 'have to'.
Therefore, only sentence c is correct.
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Single specific past achievement: use *was/were able to* (not *could*).
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Present possibility: use *may/might/could* (avoid *can* in affirmative possibility statements).