I Rewrite sentences using modal verbs 1. I am sure David isn’t going to the party tonight
2. It wasn’t necessary for Toby to go to school today.
3. I advise you to book a table in advance.
4. Steve managed to repair the bike after trying for two hours.
5. Perhaps he will go to Italy for a holiday next summer.
6. It is forbidden to run in the corridors.
7. How about inviting some friends over to dinner?
8. Do you mind if I use your telephone?
9. Perhaps Tony has gone to work early.
10. Policemen are obliged to wear a uniform while on duty.

1. I am sure David won't be going to the party tonight.
To rewrite the sentence, I replaced "isn't going" with "won't be going" since the sentence is about a future event where David will not be attending the party.

2. Toby didn't have to go to school today.
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "It wasn't necessary for Toby" to "Toby didn't have to" which means the same thing.

3. I recommend that you should book a table in advance.
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "I advise you" to "I recommend that you should" to suggest that it would be a good idea to book a table in advance.

4. After two hours of trying, Steve was able to repair the bike.
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "Steve managed to" to "Steve was able to" to indicate that he succeeded in repairing the bike after trying for two hours.

5. Maybe he will go to Italy for a holiday next summer.
To rewrite the sentence, I replaced "Perhaps" with "Maybe" and changed "will" to "will" to suggest that it is a possibility that he might go to Italy for a holiday next summer.

6. Running in the corridors is not allowed.
To rewrite the sentence, I replaced "it is forbidden" with "is not allowed" to indicate that running in the corridors is prohibited.

7. How about we invite some friends over to dinner?
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "How about inviting" to "How about we invite" to suggest the idea of inviting some friends over to dinner.

8. Would you mind if I use your telephone?
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "Do you mind if I use" to "Would you mind if I use" to make it more polite when asking for permission to use the telephone.

9. Tony may have gone to work early.
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "Perhaps Tony has gone" to "Tony may have gone" to indicate that there is a possibility that Tony went to work early.

10. Policemen must wear a uniform while on duty.
To rewrite the sentence, I changed "are obliged to" to "must" to express the requirement that policemen have to wear a uniform while on duty.