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Standard XII
English
Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
It's so nice here. I ______ stay here all day, but unfortunately, I have to go.
  1. may
  2. can
  3. could
  4. will

A
will
B
can
C
may
D
could
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Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker
Option C is correct because it expresses uncertain ability which suits with the meaning of the sentence.
Whereas Option A expresses certain possibility.
option B expresses certain ability and option D expresses certainty in performance in future

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