16 Which alternatives are correct? Sometimes only one alternative is correct, and some two of the alternatives are possible. 1 "What time will you be home tonight?"I'm not sure. I __ A may be (B) might be C can be (both A and Bare correct) 2 I can't find the theatre tickets.They __ out of my pocket. A must have fallen B should have fallen Chad to fall 3 Somebodyran in front of the car as I was driving. Luckily, I __ just i A could stop B could have stopped C managed to stop

1. "What time will you be home tonight?" "I'm not sure. I __"<br /> - A) may be<br /> - B) might be<br /> - C) can be (both A and B are correct)<br /><br /> Explanation: In this context, both "may be" and "might be" are correct as they both express uncertainty about the time the person will be home. "Can be" is not appropriate here as it implies ability rather than uncertainty.<br /><br />2. "I can't find the theatre tickets. They __ out of my pocket."<br /> - A) must have fallen<br /> - B) should have fallen<br /> - C) had to fall<br /><br /> Explanation: The correct answer is A) must have fallen. This is because the speaker is expressing a strong assumption or logical deduction about the location of the tickets based on the evidence (not being able to find them). "Should have fallen" and "had to fall" do not convey the same level of certainty or logical deduction.<br /><br />3. "Somebody ran in front of the car as I was driving. Luckily, I __ just"<br /> - A) could stop<br /> - B) could have stopped<br /> - C) managed to stop<br /><br /> Explanation: The correct answer is C) managed to stop. This is because the speaker is describing a specific action they were able to perform in a difficult situation. "Could stop" and "could have stopped" do not convey the same sense of successfully performing the action in the face of difficulty.