Modal verbs can be classified into two… (CEPERJ 2015)

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Modal verbs can be classified into two major categories of meaning: epistemic and deontic. Epistemic modals refer to the logical status of events or states. The following alternatives are examples of epistemic modals. The only exception is:

A“it will break your heart” (l. 19)B“we can strengthen our most challenged schools” (l. 63)C“a devoted teacher may be emotionally exhausted” (l. 22)D“and might reasonably decide to move” (l. 23)E“you may not be able to address” (l. 21)

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