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Classwork – 3/12/14

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

With this faith we could be able to new out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

‘Could’ suggests that although there is potential for it to happen, there is only a possibility of it happening. ‘Will’ is more definitive.

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    jnorth

    Hello Harry,

    This shows a clear exploration of tone and how the use of modal verbs might impact upon this.

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    I would expect a greater use of this technical language in your written analysis.

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React!