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Possibility/Uncertainty/Probability/Likelihood - Coggle Diagram
Possibility/Uncertainty/Probability/Likelihood
MAY/MIGHT
Ask John. He may know Susan's phone number.
I thought it might rain. (reported speech)
They might come by the night train. (uncertainty)
CAN/COULD
Winters in Sweden can be really cold.
Who could believe it? (interrogative)
What can/could he mean? (impatience/puzzlement)
MAYBE
Maybe she will make this trip alone.
PERHAPS
Perhaps she will visit London.
THERE'S A CHANCE
There's a chance (that) she will like the city.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
It is possible that she overslept.
LIKELY
I am likely to do the work myself.
EVER/ON EARTH/IN THE WORLD/THE DEVIL/IN THE NAME OF GOODNESS
What ever does he mean?
What on earth does he mean?
WILL/WOULD
That will be the postman, I expect. (probably)
MUST
He is absent from school today. He must be ill. (strong likelihood)
OUGHT TO/SHOULD
The weather should/ought to be fine tomorrow, for the sky is clearing.