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B Complete the sentences about the painting in exercise A. Use may, might could, or must.
Add not where necessary. More than one answer is sometimes possible.

1. It’s possible that someone destroyed The Battle of Anghiari years ago.

may OR might OR could have destroyed _ the painting.
Someone
It wasn’t possible for Vasari to remove Leonardo's painting from the hall.
Vasari Leonardo's painting from the hall.

It’s possible that Vasari painted over Leonardo’s painting.

Vasari over Leonardo’s painting.

It’s almost certain that Vasari wanted to save Leonardo's painting.
Vasari to save Leonardo’s painting.

It’s possible that Vasari built a second wall to protect Leonardo's painting.
Vasari a second wall to protect the painting.

It was impossible for Leonardo's assistants to steal Leonardo’s painting.

Vasari's assistants Leonardo's painting.

At first, the Italian government tried to look beneath Vasari’s mural. I’m sure they wanted to
search for Leonardo's painting there.

They to search for Leonardo's painting beneath

Vasari’s.
The Italian government decided to leave the paintings alone. I think that they left the paintings
alone because they didn’t want to damage them.

They to damage either of the paintings.

10 PRONUNCIATION. Read the chart and listen to the examples. Then complete the exercises.

PRONUNCIATION Reduced Past Modals
The have in modals of past possibility and logical conclusion is offen pronounced like the
word of.
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Examples: Full Pronunciation Reduced Pronunciation
They may have left the house. They may of left the house.
It might have happened fast. It might of happened fast.
| could have screamed. | could of screamed.
She must have known the truth. She must of known the truth.
You might not have known that. You might not of known that.
He could not have called my number. He couldn’t of called my number.
In informal conversation, some people say mighta, coulda, and musta instead of might
of, could of, and must of.
It might have happened fast. It mighta happened fast.

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