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The use of the modal verb can in “can also introduce security issues” indicates that

  • A It is certain that rapid developments in new technologies lead to the introduction of security issues.
  • B It is mandatory that rapid developments in new technologies lead to the introduction of security issues.
  • C It is permitted that rapid developments in new technologies lead to the introduction of security issues.
  • D It is possible that rapid developments in new technologies lead to the introduction of security issues.

The first sentence in the text is rich in the use of modalization. Note the fragment “shifting assumptions of what can and cannot be said, what might be considered ambiguous, what should be explicit and what ought to remain tacit, and so on.”
It is correct to state that, in the context given,

  • A “can” indicates “ability”.
  • B “cannot” indicates “incapacity”.
  • C “might” indicates a “possibility”.
  • D “should” indicates “obligation”.
  • E “ought to” indicates “necessity”.

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In the text above, the modal verb “should” expresses  

  • A permission/request.
  • B ability.
  • C prohibition.
  • D suggestion/advice.
  • E obligation/necessity.

According to the cartoon above, choose the correct alternative.

  • A The cartoon conveys the idea of certainty.
  • B The modal “could” expresses possibility.
  • C The word “repair” could be correctly replaced with repairs, because the article “an” can also be used before plural nouns.
  • D In the cartoon, “it” is an object pronoun.
  • E The adjective “expensive” is the opposite of costly.

The modal in “how it might feel to be in the minority” (3rd paragraph) indicates

  • A possibility.
  • B suggestion.
  • C obligation.
  • D necessity.
  • E certainty.