Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2

Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2

For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank.

For help with this exercise, see section 28d.

Question

1. In 1994, Kenzaburo Oe of Japan traveled to Stockholm, where he ______ accept the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank. - 1. In 1994, Kenzaburo Oe of Japan traveled to Stockholm, where he ______ accept the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Question

2. During his acceptance speech, he announced that he ________ no longer write literature.

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Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank. - 2. During his acceptance speech, he announced that he ________ no longer write literature.

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3. As it turns out, Kenzaburo Oe ________ not stop writing literature.

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Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank. - 3. As it turns out, Kenzaburo Oe ________ not stop writing literature.

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4. Although his handicapped son, Hikari, is unable to talk, he ________ speak for himself through his music.

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Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank. - 4. Although his handicapped son, Hikari, is unable to talk, he ________ speak for himself through his music.

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5. In ten months, Hikari _______ speak to an audience by playing music.

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Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would 2: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct verb form of can or will that should fill in the blank. - 5. In ten months, Hikari _______ speak to an audience by playing music.