Ability (can, could, be able to), “I could tell him I’ve been worried for weeks about what the aptitude test will tell me.", Permission (can, could, be allowed to), "Representatives from each of the other factions can speak in the meetings on behalf of a particular issue, but ultimately, the decision is the council’s.", Obligation (must, have to), “We must also think of ourselves.”, Advice (should, had better), “Maybe we should develop a more defensive strategy.”, Advice (should/ had better), “You want me to go hang out at the Erudite compound for the day, you had better give me a reason!, Obligation (must/ have to), “The cruelty of fate is that I must travel with the people I hate when the people I love are dead behind me.”, Possibility (Might,may, could), “If you cannot explain, I may be forced to reconsider your rank.”, Possibility (Might, may, could), “It might have been twenty minutes and it might have been an hour., Volition, future intentions (will), “Good. We’re about to go into the Pit, which you will someday learn to love.", Volition, future intentions (will), “Four initiates will be cut at the end of stage one.".

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