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Backstory, New York Times. Read the following sentences and describe the meaning expressed by the modal expressions in bold. Is the modal meaning in each case epistemic or non-epistemic? Does it express necessity or possibility? If the sentence expresses non-epistemic possibility, specify whether the meaning expressed is ability, mere possibility or permission.
1. Ella Fitzgerald spent more than 60 years in the limelight, working with more musical legends than we can count. NO DATE
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2. Harriet Beecher Stowe once wrote, 'It was at my son's dying bed and at his grave that I learned what a poor slave mother may feel when her child is torn away from her.' NO DATE
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3. Roosevelt said he could not describe the Grand Canyon and implored people to preserve it. NO DATE
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4. To fight online attacks from computer hackers and virus writers, one needs to understand the perpetrators and their motives. (24/03/2003)
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5. The plant (ti-plant) serves both as a food wrapper and as food itself: The roots can be turned into liquor or a sweet. It has medicinal uses as well. (07/06/2018)
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6. Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, traveled to Singapore to meet President Trump, but he may soon host a leader at home. North Korean state media reported this month that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria could be the first head of state to visit Mr. Kim in Pyongyang. (12/06/2018)
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7. Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, traveled to Singapore to meet President Trump, but he may soon host a leader at home. North Korean state media reported this month that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria could be the first head of state to visit Mr. Kim in Pyongyang. (12/06/2018)