Rephrase the following situations using an appropriate modal verb. 1. It’s not possible that he’s finished already. He
2. It wasn’t necessary for you to give him a present. You
3. I advise you to stop eating chocolate. You
4. I insist that you do your homework. You
5. It was wrong of him to kick that dog. He
6. It’s possible that she’s already phoned him. She
7. It’s possible that he is lying. He
8. He wasn’t able to write until he was eight. He
9. Talking is not permitted during the test. You
10. I’m sure that he has gone home. He
11. It isn’t right to speak to your mother like that. You
12. It isn’t possible for me to come to the party tonight. I
13. He is obliged to go to the police station twice a week. He
14. I bought cheese which was not necessary. I

1. It's not possible that he's finished already. He may not have finished already.
Explanation: "may not" is used to express possibility or uncertainty.

2. It wasn't necessary for you to give him a present. You didn't have to give him a present.
Explanation: "didn't have to" is used to express lack of necessity or obligation.

3. I advise you to stop eating chocolate. You should stop eating chocolate.
Explanation: "should" is used to give advice or suggestions.

4. I insist that you do your homework. You must do your homework.
Explanation: "must" is used to express strong obligation or necessity.

5. It was wrong of him to kick that dog. He shouldn't have kicked that dog.
Explanation: "shouldn't have" is used to express regret or disapproval of past actions.

6. It's possible that she's already phoned him. She might have already phoned him.
Explanation: "might have" is used to express possibility or uncertainty about a past action.

7. It's possible that he is lying. He could be lying.
Explanation: "could be" is used to express possibility or uncertainty.

8. He wasn't able to write until he was eight. He couldn't write until he was eight.
Explanation: "couldn't" is used to express inability or lack of capability.

9. Talking is not permitted during the test. You must not talk during the test.
Explanation: "must not" is used to express prohibition or strong obligation.

10. I'm sure that he has gone home. He must have gone home.
Explanation: "must have" is used to express certainty or near certainty about a past action.

11. It isn't right to speak to your mother like that. You shouldn't speak to your mother like that.
Explanation: "shouldn't" is used to express disapproval or advice against certain behavior.

12. It isn't possible for me to come to the party tonight. I can't come to the party tonight.
Explanation: "can't" is used to express inability or lack of possibility.

13. He is obliged to go to the police station twice a week. He has to go to the police station twice a week.
Explanation: "has to" is used to express obligation or necessity.

14. I bought cheese which was not necessary. I didn't need to buy cheese.
Explanation: "didn't need to" is used to express lack of necessity or obligation.