Could Data 1 Epistemic Modality .1 Can
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Data 2
“Those who feel that they still deserve to use the subsidized plan may apply for it from the Home Ministry through their local
administratio n…..,” he said. D2, T10.39
The data above is represent modal verb may that have function as controlling a possible action. Modal verb may above is kind of
epistemic modality. The speaker wanted to give a permission that those who feel that they still deserve to use the subsidized plan may
apply for it. The next data that represent function of modal verb may as epistemic modality is explained below.
Data 3
Wianda said rising personal income may also have contributed to increased Pertalite sales. D7, T9.02
The data as statement by Pertamina spokesperson Wianda Pusponegoro above have function as controlling a possible action. It is
about giving a prediction. Possibility that Wianda was created because of the evidence that she had. Wianda said rising personal income
possibly have contributed to increased Pertalite sales. The writer explained function of the fourth data below.
Data 4
The involvement of skilled engineers is the key to the development of the onshore project, as experts have raised concerns about technical
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issues that may arise in the country’s most important deepwater gas
project, including those stemming from the presence of an ocean trench between gas reserves. D7, T9.10
In the data that there is modal verb may above have function as
controlling a possible action. The speaker wanted to give a possibility by the fact. Beginning of the fact that the involvement of skilled
engineers is the key to the development of the onshore project, as experts have raised concerns about technical issues that have
possibility to arise in the country’s most important deepwater gas project. The next function of the other modal verb explained below.