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MODALS OF DEDUCTION

We can use modal verbs to show that we the teacher is not here.He migth be sick. It can´t be your teacher, He is in a
are making a deduction using evidence, not meeting.
Different modal verbs tell u show sure about
stating a fact.
a deduction we are: NOT It mustn´t, /must be your
teacher, He is in a meeting.

 There is no differrence between


It´s hard to Fact: I know it is.
may,migth and could.All three mean
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that something is posible.
It must be hard to Deduction:I´m sure
graduate in Espol it is.  To make deductions about
happening now,use a modal
It may/might/could Deduction:It´s +be+verb+-ing:
be hard to graduate posible that it is.
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class. He migth be listening to
It may be hard to Deduction:It´s music.
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It can´t be hard to Deduction:I´m sure


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It isn´t hard to Fact: I know it isn´t.


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 The opposite of must for deductions


Examples:
is can´t. Don´t use mustn´t, can or
We must be early to class. Nobody else has couldn´t for deductions :
arrived yet.

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