Degrees of certainty
Use must for a strong deduction, might or may for a possibility, and can’t for a deduction that something is impossible.
Lessons
10 available items- 1
Degrees of certainty
Use must for a strong deduction, might or may for a possibility, and can’t for a deduction that something is impossible.
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Inferring a reason for a delay · Using must for a strong deduction
Using must for a strong deduction in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Inferring a reason for a delay · Using might for a possibility
Using might for a possibility in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Interpreting an unclear message · Expressing a possibility about the past
Expressing a possibility about the past in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Interpreting an unclear message · Distinguishing evidence from speculation
Distinguishing evidence from speculation in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Investigating a fault · Using can't have to rule out an explanation
Using can't have to rule out an explanation in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Investigating a fault · Expressing different degrees of confidence
Expressing different degrees of confidence in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Considering a colleague's absence · Avoiding a premature conclusion
Avoiding a premature conclusion in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Considering a colleague's absence · Using may not accurately
Using may not accurately in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Predictions based on clues · Separating certainty from the event itself
Separating certainty from the event itself in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
Reading
5 available items- 1
Inferring a reason for a delay
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Interpreting an unclear message
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Investigating a fault
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Considering a colleague's absence
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Predictions based on clues
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.