In coming years, there will be more foreign universities to hold on with Without the familiar structure that gives to social events, it would be unable to

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2. In coming years, there will be more foreign universities to hold on with

MoU. Translation2 2012, page 85, line 34 The modal auxiliary verb used in the sentence above is “will”. This modality has a meaning of intention. In this case, the writer is making personal prediction that something will exist in coming years although it also possible will not exist. Therefore, the degree of possibilities is still 50 . So, the sentence means that in coming years, there is possibility more foreign universities will exist or will not exist to hold on with MoU . The hedging will is categorized into the function towards proposition. In the sentence above this modality helps the writer to state his proposition precisely because heshe is just making prediction if something has possibilities to exist or to not exist in coming years. From that explanation, then the proposition that is conveyed by the writer will be easily understood by the reader without causing resistance.

3. Without the familiar structure that gives to social events, it would be unable to

conduct the most basic interactions of everyday life. Linguistics1 2012, page80, line18 The modal auxiliary would is the past form of the modal “will”. It is used by the writer to show that something has probability to be unable or not to be unable to cause something else. So, the meaning of the sentence above is without the familiar structure that gives to social events, maybe it will or maybe it will not be unable to conduct the most basic interactions of everyday life. 41 The hedging “would” in the sentence is categorized into the function towards proposition. It means that by this modality the writer can also state hisher statement appropriately since the probability of the statement happen is 50 . Therefore the writer prefers to say without the familiar structure that gives to social events, it would be unable to conduct the most basic interactions of everyday life , rather than without the familiar structure that gives to social events, it was unable to conduct the most basic interactions of everyday life. 4. The journalist should make sure that the news medium does not become the vehicle for promoting one of them. Linguistics1 2010, page65, line36 The modal auxiliary “should” has the meaning necessity. In this case the modal should is used by the writer to show that the probability of something right done is still 50 it may be done or may not be done. So, the sentence means the journalist has possibility to make sure or to do not make sure that the news medium does not become the vehicle for promoting one of them. The hedging “should” in the sentence above is categorized into function towards proposition. It means that hedging here, is an important means of accurately stating uncertain scientific claims with appropriate caution since the truth of the proposition is still 50 . Therefore the writer prefers to say the journalist should make sure that the news medium does not become the vehicle for promoting one of them rather than the journalist is sure that the news medium does not become the vehicle for promoting one of them . 42

5. The translation should have good particular qualities. Translation2 2010, page