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Correct the underlined modal verb if necessary:
It's been cloudy all morning. It can rain today.
Correct the underlined modal verb if necessary:
It's been cloudy all morning. It can rain today.
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The correct option is B might
The correct answer is Option B.MIGHT expresses possibility. In the given sentence, the speaker is indicating that there is a possibility of rains because it had been cloudy all morning.Thus MIGHT is the correct answer.The remaining options are incorrect because:COULD expresses ability.MAY is used to refer to the present tense, MIGHT is used to refer to the past and future tense.
The correct answer is Option B.
MIGHT expresses possibility. In the given sentence, the speaker is indicating that there is a possibility of rains because it had been cloudy all morning.
Thus MIGHT is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
COULD expresses ability.
MAY is used to refer to the present tense, MIGHT is used to refer to the past and future tense.
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