Two modal verbs in one sentence?

[senem]

Test No. incompl/elem-7 "Modals", question 10

I may ......... go to Paris next week because there is a very big exhibition there.

(a) have
(b) have to
(c) had

Test No. incompl/elem-7 "Modals", answer 10

I may have to go to Paris next week because there is a very big exhibition there.

Correct answer: (b) have to

Your answer was: incorrect
I may have go to Paris next week because there is a very big exhibition there.
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i can use 2 modals in the same sentence?

senem

[Alan]

Technically 'have to' is only a substitute modal but the construction may have to is fine. Note also: I ought to be able to where able to is doing the same job as have to.
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[Anandhi]

Hello Torsten,

I am happy to inform you that I scored 10 on 10 in modal verbs test.

Anandhi

[Torsten]

Hello Anandhi,

That's great to hear. Keep up the great work! I'm very glad you have joined our forum and I look forward to your next forum messages.
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[Masaniparesh]

>>I may ...have to...... go to Paris next week because there is a very big exhibition there.

Two things I did not understand here.

1. why "have to" is the correct answer. I think it is not compulsion that I have to go to exhibition.

2. I confused in usage of "there" two times. Is this a correct usage in "...because there is a very big exhibition there"

BTW, I scored 9 because of this que.

Thanks,
Paresh

[Alan]

Hi,

'May' qualifies 'have to' suggesting it may be necessary with the idea that it's not definite. 'There' is used in two capacities. In 'there is' we are talking about something exists as in' there is a big exhibition'. In the final 'there' we are using it as an adverb of place = in that place.

Alan
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[Melyeu]

Hi,
Can you explain me the exact meaning of the expression "may have to do something"? In our context, is something like it is possible to have to go to Paris?
Thank you,
mely

[Piotrekabk]

Hi
I made one mistake - question No 10, the rest was correct.
thank you for the test:)
Regards, Piotrek

[Wale22]

Hello torsten, i get 10/10 in this question too, but please i want you to explain to words that i don't understand for me

What is the meaning of ought to?
and what is the meaning of exhibition?

[Torsten]

Hi Wale, Please read Alan's explanation of the modal verb 'ought to': Ought to

An exhibition is a show, a display or an event similar to a trade fair. You can easily find this out yourself by simply looking up the meaning of the word in a dictionary. Do you know how to use a dictionary?
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[Wale22]

Yes, thank you very much for you explanation

[SilviaL]

Hi Torsten,
I have one mistake-question 10(the first time that I made the test, I forgot to answer 2 question:()
I don't know why, but for me the "May have to" is very heavy construction, I'm not sure that I will use it sometime.
Regards