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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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Might/Could he tell his wife?
Do you think he will tell his wife?
Might he tell his wife?
Could he tell his wife?
Are those question correct? I think the second and third sentence are probably wrong, but I'm not sure. Could you please help me with this? Thanks!Top answer
Modals aren't necessary easy to interpret. I'd prefer the first one for clarity, but the others are correct too: Do you think he will tell his wife? accent on his willingness to tell ...
- Modals aren't necessary easy to interpret.
- I'd prefer the first one for clarity, but the others are correct too: Do you think he will tell his wife?
- accent on his willingness to tell ...
- and your thought about it ...
- Might he tell his wife?
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Modals aren't necessary easy to interpret. I'd prefer the first one for clarity, but the others are correct too:
Do you think he will tell his wife? accent on his willingness to tell ... and your thought about it ...
Might he tell his wife? accent on the possibility of his telling
Could he tell his wif
Do you think he will tell his wife? accent on his willingness to tell ... and your thought about it ...
Might he tell his wife? accent on the possibility of his telling
Could he tell his wif
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