Will Not Deontic Modality
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remote areas, especially in the east. So that by sending LNG liquefied natural gas with Iwan ship also has other hope is to do something
similar to islands larger. The quotation above is the first data of epistemic modality. The
word as epistemic modality above shows in first sentence. The word
can
above is kind of epistemic modality because the case of the context is the center of the sentence. The case is by converting
petroleum-based fuel power plants to utilize gas or renewable energy sources. So that the sentence above paraphrased that it case can be a
solution for remote areas, especially those in the east. The second data as epistemic modality that found by the writer is explained below.
Data 2
Asian Development Bank ADB economist Priasto Aji said the government would need support from private investments to help
construct its infrastructure projects as government spending would run at a slower pace from July because of shrinking revenues. He advised
the government to enhance private participation in project delivery through state-owned enterprises SOEs and public private partnership
PPP schemes, to name two.
“The investors have the money but on the other hand they need ready-to-execute infrastructure projects so they can start construction
quickly,” he said on the sidelines of a seminar in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. D7, T8.58
In an excerpt from business article above says that the government should lure more private investment into the country in an
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effort to maintain the momentum of growth as Economists project the impact of government spending will be reduced by the end of the first
half of this year. Asian Development Bank ADB economist Priasto Aji said the government should have the support of private investment
to help build infrastructure projects as government spending, but it will run at a slower pace due to shrinking revenue. So he suggested the
government to increase private participation in the project delivery through state-owned enterprises SOEs and public private partnership
PPP scheme, to name two. Quotation of the statement above is one sentence that content
modality word in it. The word can is represent modality word as
epistemic modality. The sentence centered in the case. It explained that they need ready-to-execute infrastructure project, they can start
construction quickly. So that the word can is clearly as epistemic modality. now, the writer finds third data as epistemic modality is
explained below.
Data 3
Several months later, after securing support from investors and a business permit from the local government, Aaron launched a cashew
processing business under the flag of East Bali Cashews EBC. The company runs its plant in the middle of the village to produce and
package ready-to-eat cashews not far from the place they were grown.