Question

You’ve finished your meal in a restaurant and now you want the bill. You ask the waiter-
You- _____ I have the bill, please?
Waiter- Right, I’ll get it for you now.
A)Should
B)May
C)Will
D)Would

Answer 1

Hint: We use modal verbs (may, will, shall, can, and must) to ask permission or to make requests for something.

Complete step-by-step answer:

As given in the hint, modal verbs are used to express requests. In the above-given statement, we know that you are requesting (please) the waiter to bring the bill.
Whenever we form an interrogative sentence with the help of a modal verb, we follow the below-given form-
Modal verb + subject + main verb.
Let’s look at the given options:
Should- It is used to give recommendations. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
May- It is used to make requests. Hence, it is the correct option.
Will- It is used to make predictions for the future. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Would- It is the past tense form of will and it talks about the past. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note: May is most commonly used for asking permissions or for making requests in a polite yet formal manner.