Fill in the modal auxiliaries as required : I __________ swim. [Ability]
Modal Auxiliary for Ability
The question requires filling the blank in the sentence "I __________ swim" with a modal auxiliary verb that denotes ability.
Modal auxiliary verbs help express concepts like possibility, necessity, permission, and ability. The context provided, [Ability], specifically points to the speaker's capability.
Evaluating the given options:
- should typically expresses advice or mild obligation.
- must conveys strong obligation or certainty.
- can is the standard modal auxiliary used to express ability or possibility.
- don't is an auxiliary for negation and does not fit grammatically or semantically here.
Therefore, 'can' is the correct choice to indicate the ability to swim.
The completed sentence demonstrating ability is: I can swim.
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