Grammar Exercise: Past Modals Of Deduction - The Titanic

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Read these sentences about the construction and only voyage of the Titanic ship. Which of the sentences contain errors in the use of past modals of deduction?


1. It might have been very dangerous to work in the shipyard. Some men were killed during the building of the ship.
    Correct
    Not Correct

2. There can't have been a big crowd present when the ship was finally launched.
    Correct
    Not Correct

3. The ship's owners must have been very proud to see the Titanic in the water for the first time.
    Correct
    Not Correct

4. The first passengers can't have been very excited to climb aboard the ship.
    Correct
    Not Correct

5. The Titanic could have been a very luxurious ship on the inside.
    Correct
    Not Correct

6. It must have been going very fast when it was near the iceberg.
    Correct
    Not Correct

7. The ship's lookout can't have seen the iceberg in time - and it was too late.
    Correct
    Not Correct

8. The North Atlantic water might have been very cold at that time of year.
    Correct
    Not Correct

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