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Grammar
Using "could" making a question
0 ＊ 01 b 00 It could rain tomorrow. 02 b 02 br
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00 What is the 01 u 00 question 02 u 00 and 01 u 00 negative sentences 02 u 00 of the above sentence? 02 br
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00 ＊ question sentence: 01 b 00 Could it rain tomorrow? 02 b 02 br
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00 ＊ negative sentence: 01 b 00 It couldn't rain tomorrow. 02 b 02 br
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00 Are they really the question and negative sentences of " 01 b 00 It could rain tomorrow. 02 b 00 "? 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help! 0-
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00 What is the 01 u 00 question 02 u 00 and 01 u 00 negative sentences 02 u 00 of the above sentence? 02 br
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00 ＊ question sentence: 01 b 00 Could it rain tomorrow? 02 b 02 br
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00 ＊ negative sentence: 01 b 00 It couldn't rain tomorrow. 02 b 02 br
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00 Are they really the question and negative sentences of " 01 b 00 It could rain tomorrow. 02 b 00 "? 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help! 0-
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1 b 00 It could rain tomorrow. 02 b 00 means that it is possible that it will rain. The modal verb 'could' expresses possibility. 02 br
00 The negative would normally be expressed by "It couldn't possibly rain tomorrow." (we're in the desert!) or "It's not possible that it will rain tomorrow." (we've had rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and it's ludicrous to add on anothe
00 The negative would normally be expressed by "It couldn't possibly rain tomorrow." (we're in the desert!) or "It's not possible that it will rain tomorrow." (we've had rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and it's ludicrous to add on anothe
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0 It may/might/could rain tomorrow. (acceptable) 02 br
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00 It can rain tomorrow. (not acceptable) 02 br
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00 Could it rain tomorrow? (acceptable) 02 br
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00 It couldn't rain tomorrow. (acceptable) 02 br
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00 What about the acceptability of the following sentences? 02 br
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00 1. May it rain tomorro
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00 It can rain tomorrow. (not acceptable) 02 br
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00 Could it rain tomorrow? (acceptable) 02 br
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00 It couldn't rain tomorrow. (acceptable) 02 br
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00 What about the acceptability of the following sentences? 02 br
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00 1. May it rain tomorro
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0 As I can see the verb "could" is being used when the possibility of event is hardly probable (comparing with may/might) and this is reffered to the present and future. Of course it isn't just one possibility of using that. Am I right? 0-
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01 cite 10 Fandorin 12 cite 10 the verb "could" is being used when the possibility of event is hardly probable (comparing with may/might) 12 blockquote10 No. 01 i 00 may, might, 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 could 02 i 00 are all used as 01 i 00 It is possible that 02 i 00 . The pr
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01 cite 10 Teo 12 cite 10 What about the acceptability of the following sentences? 12 br
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10 1. May it rain tomorrow? 12 br
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10 2. Might it rain tomorrow? 12 br
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10 3. Can it rain tomorrow? 12 br
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10 4. It may not rain tomorrow. 12 br
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10 5.
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