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it is possible that earthquake may

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shalinibhatia15
 Post subject: it is possible that earthquake may
 Post Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:47 am 
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chapter 2 of manhattan sentence correction guide exercises at the end .

it is possible that the earthquake may have been casual to the building's collapse.

manhattan strategy guide says that the correct version of this sentence is

The earthquake may have caused the building's collapse.
I agree.

My question is whether " possibly , the earthquake collapsed the building "will be correct .
because thiis sentence also has uncertainity factor.

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oalimov
 Post subject: Re: it is possible that earthquake may
 Post Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:25 pm 
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You should still use Present Perfect because the result of the earthquake is still present. So the answer should sound like this:
"Possibly, the earthquake have caused the building's collapse."
or
"The earthquake may have caused the building's collapse."

In my opinion "X may have caused" is more direct and concise than "possibly, X have caused".

(edited by moderator J. Nelson for typo)
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: it is possible that earthquake may
 Post Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:52 pm 
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oalimov wrote:
You should still use Present Perfect because the result of the earthquake is still present. So the answer should sound like this:
"Possibly, the earthquake have caused the building's collapse."
or
"The earthquake may have caused the building's collapse."

In my opinion "X may have caused" is more direct and concise than "possibly, X have caused".


Hi oalimov, don't forget the "may" in the first sentence. Your current sentence does not have subject/verb agreement.

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