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What does the modal auxiliary in the following sentence denote?
This could be your can of water.
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Question 23 of 30 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 20 Nov 2022, in the September 2022 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN2 EXAM QPF1 20 Nov 2022). It carries 1 mark.
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