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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
I'm confused, please help.
0 Please, could you tell me what is the difference between these three sentences? 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road may be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road might be blocked. 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 Maybe my problem here is with the passive voice used? Because if I say, for example: 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It may be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It might be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It could be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 I practically don’t see almost any difference between those three last sentences. 02 br
02 br
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02 br
01 b 00 The road may be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road might be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 Maybe my problem here is with the passive voice used? Because if I say, for example: 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It may be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It might be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 It could be Tim. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 I practically don’t see almost any difference between those three last sentences. 02 br
02 br
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02 b 02 br 02 br 00 no difference. they are the same to me in term of expressing degree of certainty. 0-
- 02 b 02 br 02 br 00 no difference.
- they are the same to me in term of expressing degree of certainty.
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1 b 00 The road may be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road might be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 no difference. they are the same to me in term of expressing degree of certainty. 0-
02 br
01 b 00 The road might be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 no difference. they are the same to me in term of expressing degree of certainty. 0-
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0 Hello Welkins2139: 02 br
02 br
00 The problem here is that these sentences 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road may be blocked. 02 b 00 The road might be blocked. 01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 appear in the book "English Grammar in Use" (Cambridge) as an example why "the modal 01 i 00 could 02
02 br
00 The problem here is that these sentences 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 The road may be blocked. 02 b 00 The road might be blocked. 01 b 00 The road could be blocked. 02 b 02 br
02 br
00 appear in the book "English Grammar in Use" (Cambridge) as an example why "the modal 01 i 00 could 02
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1 b 00 Dear members of EF: Take a look to what I have found in Google: 02 b 02 br
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01 i 00 The road can be blocked (It is possible to block the road) 02 i 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 The road could be blocked (It would be possible to block the road) 02 i 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 The road may be blocked (Perhaps the road
02 br
01 i 00 The road can be blocked (It is possible to block the road) 02 i 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 The road could be blocked (It would be possible to block the road) 02 i 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 The road may be blocked (Perhaps the road
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0 commonly, " could " implies 01 b 00 more uncertain condition 02 b 00 than 01 i 00 can . 02 i 02 br
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00 commonly, "might " implies 01 b 00 more doubt 02 b 00 , a greater dependence on circumstance than 01 i 00 may. 02 i 0-
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00 commonly, "might " implies 01 b 00 more doubt 02 b 00 , a greater dependence on circumstance than 01 i 00 may. 02 i 0-
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01 cite 10 Old Eladio 12 cite 10 Please, could you tell me what is the difference between these three sentences? 12 br
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11 b 10 The road may be blocked. 12 b 12 br
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11 b 10 The road might be blocked. 12 b 12 br
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11 b 10 The road could be blocked. 12 b
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