So that the audience isn’t confused on the authors purpose. With a smaller area it leaves not much confusion and allows the reader to know what he/her is reading.
Answer:
2. A. would have to take
3. B. is
4. D. ought to
5. C. needn't have done
6. A. should send
7. C. is to, will have
8. B. mustn't
9. C. ought
10. C. can be done
11. B. will be able
12. C. might be
Explanation:
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We see the use of modal verbs in the sentences. Modal verbs are known to be auxiliary verbs that actually express the mood of another verb. These modal verbs are actually used to show possibility, speculation, deduction, prediction, etc.
The function of the infinitive phrase in the sentence <em>To win a marathon is my goal </em>is object of the verb.
It is definitely an object, and it would follow a verb if it were a normal ordering of words in the sentence (My goal is to win a marathon), and since it is not preceded by a preposition, it cannot be object of the preposition, but of a verb.
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