Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary denoting possibility:
It's not certain how the fire started but it ____ have been caused by an electrical fault.

may

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might

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can

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could

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Solution

The correct option is B might
The correct answer is Option B.
MIGHT is the past tense of MAY which expresses possibility. In the given sentence, the fire was possibly cause by an electrical fault. The given sentence is in the past tense.
Thus MIGHT is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
MAY is in the present tense and the sentence is in the past tense.
CAN expresses ability.
COULD is the past tense of CAN.

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