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Rizan Malik Posted 6 years ago
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Can=will be able to

Consider this sentence of mine, please:

This disease can be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.


Does can here mean will be able to?

This disease will be able to be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.

  

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Rizan Malik Consider this sentence of mine, please: This disease can be transmitted to at least three surrounding people. Does can here mean will be able to ? This disease will be able to be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.

  • Rizan Malik Consider this sentence of mine, please: This disease can be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.
  • Does can here mean will be able to ?
  • This disease will be able to be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.
  • You can paraphrase it with "will be able to", or more accurately "is able to", but I think most people would paraphrase it with an expression of possibility.
  • It is possible for this disease to be transmitted ...
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Rizan Malik

Consider this sentence of mine, please:
This disease can be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.


Does can here mean will be able to?

This disease will be able to be transmitted to at least three surrounding people.

You can paraphrase it with "will be able to", or m

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