In the sentence “The rainbow troops must constantly defend their extremely poor school against plans to close it” (R.15-16), the modal verb “must” expresses

In the clause “When I first met my friend Carol” (l.1), the verbal form is in the

If the clause “she was the luckiest woman alive” (l.2) had been used in the simple present tense, the verbal form “was” should be replaced by

In the clause ‘the greatest guy you could meet’ (l.4), the modal verb “could” expresses

The clauses in “places she’s been or people she’s met” (l.5) are in the

The words “awesome”, “fabulous” and “terrific” (l.6) are

In the clause “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7), “better” is the irregular comparative form of

In “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7) “I” and “her” are respectively

In the sentence “I truly think she will always be full of enthusiasm!” (l.16-17), “will” is

In the sentence “A traditional company in Oaklahoma, USA, has been making pies and biscuits since the 1920s.” (l.1-2), “has been making” expresses